100 Days - sketches in marble
The idea behind the series was to produce a sculpture a day, for one hundred days, using the same material, marble, exploring the area between figuration and abstraction. The plan was hatched in February 2009, and completed a year later after nine months of work. The notion of a 'sketch' in marble is a new one, due to the availability of sophisticated power tools, and these tools are a revelation in the respect that they allow exploration of ideas and forms relatively quickly.
One hundred sculptures were completed. One hundred days of work. Ten hours of work each day.
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'Creation of Day No. 96' an article by Charlotte Hobson:"8am, in the chill blue light of a January morning, William Peer's workshop lies under a layer of white dust. On shelves and laid out on the floor are the sculptures created on days 1-95; around them tools, children's toys, a bicycle - all of it transformed by dust, whitened and stilled."
To read more of the article, please download here.
To read William's thoughts on this series please click here.
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