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Raymond Carter
Folded Irregular Polygon #5 2025
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Folded Irregular Polygon #5 2025. Patinated Bronze 115 x 230 x 165 mm
Finding a new use for an everyday common material has always interested me. The leap between the mundane or practical use, to that bewildering transformation into something meaningful, possibly even profound, was brilliantly defined in the early collages by Picasso, where newspaper, rope, fabric and discarded detritus revealed a material reality within his constructed imagery.
This Folded Irregular Polygon sculpture series, developed from my recent polygonal-shaped paintings based on “Flatland”, the 2-dimensional world imagined by Edwin Abbott Abbott in 1884. He satirised 19th century English society while exploring complex mathematical ideas about the reality of alternative dimensions. When society depended on conformity, the Irregular Polygons challenged social propriety.
The simple task of folding the shaped cardboard and the historically ancient and complex art of bronze casting at first seemed irreconcilable. Working in series and using specific restricted processes have been part of my practice, now I sought professional assistance to bring these pieces into existence. With the advice and skill of the team at Perrin Sculpture Foundry, the original six Folded Irregular Polygons were born in bronze and coloured with beautiful geometric patinas.
This Folded Irregular Polygon sculpture series, developed from my recent polygonal-shaped paintings based on “Flatland”, the 2-dimensional world imagined by Edwin Abbott Abbott in 1884. He satirised 19th century English society while exploring complex mathematical ideas about the reality of alternative dimensions. When society depended on conformity, the Irregular Polygons challenged social propriety.
The simple task of folding the shaped cardboard and the historically ancient and complex art of bronze casting at first seemed irreconcilable. Working in series and using specific restricted processes have been part of my practice, now I sought professional assistance to bring these pieces into existence. With the advice and skill of the team at Perrin Sculpture Foundry, the original six Folded Irregular Polygons were born in bronze and coloured with beautiful geometric patinas.
Raymond Carter trained originally as a sculptor at RMIT, this influence apparent in his ongoing work. Simple geometric forms are typical in his ongoing investigations into his life and environment.
Completing a Master of Contemporary Art and Master of Fine Art (Research) from Victorian College of the Arts (2013-16), he explored the process and materiality of image-making using industrial materials with their limited colour range and surface texture mandating a certain minimalist or reductive aesthetic.
Recent work has included installations, painting and sculpture, of which this new patinated bronze is an example.
Completing a Master of Contemporary Art and Master of Fine Art (Research) from Victorian College of the Arts (2013-16), he explored the process and materiality of image-making using industrial materials with their limited colour range and surface texture mandating a certain minimalist or reductive aesthetic.
Recent work has included installations, painting and sculpture, of which this new patinated bronze is an example.
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Raymond Carter: Folded Irregular Polygon #5 2025, Patinated Bronze
