Kevin Osmond

Orbit

Kevin OsmondOrbit

26 May - 30 June 2016

521 West 26th St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001T (212) 759-7555 F (212) 759-5824www.davidsoncontemporary.cominfo@davidsongallery.com

Foreword

Davidson Contemporary is pleased to present Orbit, a one-man exhibition of new work by Kevin Osmond. Osmond’s work – drawings and sculpture – focuses on the microcosmic and macrocosmic differ-ences and similarities in life and art. Hanging mobile sculptures resemble star systems, but also atoms; interstellar wormholes, but also invisble organisms; exploding stars, but also neurons. Wall sculptures feel massive and dizzying, but recall the fluid dynamics of water droplets, or unknown star maps.

Osmond’s practice is comprised of many different genres and media, and ranges from everyday and even found material, to the more technical and man-made, including carbon fiber. The work is both freeform and highly structured, relying on a combination of controlled chaos and mathematics to create optic patterns and kinetic flux. There is as much focus on the unknowable depth of the universe as on the microscopic scientific wonders that take place within our own bodies. Osmond marries the two, with attention to detail on every scale, large or small.

Kevin Osmond is the recipient of the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award, the Credit Suisse First Boston Sculpture Prize, and the Penguin Books Sculpture Prize. His work is in public and private collections around the world. Orbit is his third solo exhibition at Davidson Contemporary. Born in the UK, Osmond lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.

Orbit Installation view (10th floor)

NEUTRON2012Glass fibre rods, sponge rubber balls, nylon filamentsVariable - 27 1/8" (69cm) diameterUnique

COSMIC WHIRL2015794 wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, teal and gold metallic paints, lacquer, MDF, aluminum tubing, aluminum fixings36 5/8 x 8 inches93 x 20.5 cmSigned and dated

DEEP SPACE ANOMALY2015794 wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, aluminum silver and copper metallic paints, lacquer, MDF, aluminum tubing, aluminum fixings36 5/8 diameter x 8 inches93 diameter x 20.3 cmSigned and dated

SPATIAL ROTATION2013Wooden spheres, glass fiber rods, spray paint, piano wire, and nylon filament39 3/8 x 33 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches100 x 85 x 85 cmUnique

DRIPSCAPE NO. 22009996 beech wood spheres, glass fibre rods, turquoise flock, MDF, aluminium, paint20 diameter x 4 3/4 inches50.8 diameter x 12.1 cmSigned and dated versoUnique

RED GALAXY (DRIPSCAPE #11)2015794 wooden spheres, MDF, glass fibre rods, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings46 1/4 diameter x 8 inches117.5 x 20.3 cm

SPATIAL ORBIT2016Wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, spray paint, nail lacquer, UV coating, metal weights, nylon filament39 3/8 x 106 1/4 x 35 3/8 inches100 x 270 x 90 cmVariable Unique

INNER SPACE SERIES #12015Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings14 3/8 diameter inches36.5 diameter cmSigned and dated verso

INNER SPACE SERIES #22015Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings21 diameter inches53.3 diameter cmSigned and dated verso

INNER SPACE SERIES #32015Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings28 1/4 diameter inches71.62 diameter cmSigned and dated verso

INNER SPACE SERIES #42015Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings47 1/2 diameter inches120.7 diameter cmSigned and dated verso

WHIZZER2013Wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, nail lacquer, nylon filament 17 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 17 3/8 inches45 x 68 x 44 cmUnique

OUTER SPACE SERIES #12015Hand routed MDF, metallic paints, UV Clear coat, aluminum14 3/8 diameter inches36.5 diameter cmSigned and dated verso

OUTER SPACE SERIES #22015Hand routed MDF, metallic paints, UV clear coat, aluminum21 diameter inches53.3 diameter cmSigned and dated verso

Biography

Education1998-2000 ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON – MA Fine Art: Sculpture1995-1998 CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, LONDON – BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture1993-1995 WEST THAMES COLLEGE, LONDON – BTec Advanced GNVQ Art & Design: Fine Art

Solo Exhibitions2016 ORBIT, Davidson Contemporary, Manhattan, New York, USA2010 VIEWFINDER, Davidson Contemporary, Manhattan, New York, USA2008 VIEWFINDER, William Angel Gallery, East Dulwich, London, UK2007 KEVIN OSMOND SCULPTURES, Davidson Contemporary, Manhattan, New York, USA2006 MARK TANNER SCULPTURE AWARD EXHIBITION, Standpoint Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK2004 DISPOSABLE UNIVERSE, Space Station 65 Gallery, East Dulwich, London, UK2002 DISPOSABLE (Contemporary Art Society Projects), The Economist Plaza, St. James, London, UK2000 ASTROLIX AT PENGUIN BOOKS, Penguin Books HQ, Kensington, London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions2015-2016 SEATTLE ART FAIR, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA2015 MATTER, Bath Street Gallery, Parnell, Auckland, NZ2009-2015 ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, Maxwell Davidson Gallery booth, Florida, USA 2012-2015 EXPO CHICAGO, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, USA2014 SEVEN DECADES OF OPTIC ART, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA2012-2014 THE ART SHOW (ADAA), Maxwell Davidson Gallery, The Armory, Park Avenue, 67th Street, New York, USA

INNER SPACE SERIES #4 (detail) 2015

2014 FOG ART + DESIGN FAIR, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, San Francisco2013 SCULPTURE FROM LONDON: 10 Years of the Mark Tanner Award, (London + touring the UK)2009-2013 PULSE NEW YORK, Davidson Contemporary booth, Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 West 18th Street, New York, USA2012-2013 RISD MUSEUM OF ART, ‘Everyday Things’, 224 Benefit Street, Rhode Island, Providence, USA2011 PULSE LOS ANGELES, Davidson Contemporary, LA, USA2009 PULSE MIAMI, ‘Compulsive Obsession’ at Davidson Contemporary booth, The Ice palace, Miami, USA2009 NEW FACES, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA2008 LONG NIGHTS, William Angel Gallery, East Dulwich, London, UK2008 HOT & COLD, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA2007 DREAM HOME, Novas Gallery, London Bridge, London, UK2004 LONDON ART FAIR 2004, Business Design Centre, Islington, London, UK2003 MoDA – OUTSIZED, Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Barnet, London, UK2001 IDA BRANSON 2001 SHOW, Atkinson Gallery, Street, Somerset, UK2000 TOGETHER AGAIN, Pumphouse Gallery, Battersea Park, London, UK

Awards2005 MARK TANNER SCULPTURE AWARD2000 CREDIT SUISSE / FIRST BOSTON AWARD1999 PENGUIN BOOKS SCULPTURE BURSARY

Commissions2016 MASSEY UNIVERSITY, Auckland, New Zealand Oct 2012 PEACOCK THEATRE, SADLER’S WELLS, London, UK - Theatre set for production of ‘Sixes and Sevens’2008 THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL, London, UK – ‘Infection Control’ Sculptural installation2002 THE ECONOMIST BUILDING, London, UK – ‘Disposable’ Large-scale temporary outdoor sculptureOrbit Installation view (9th floor)

2000 CREDIT SUISSE/FIRST BOSTON, London, UK – ‘Astrolix’ (5x wall- based fibreglass/resin forms)2000 PENGUIN BOOKS, London, UK – ‘Astrolix’ (5x wall-based fibreglass/ resin forms)2000 DESIGN NET, London, UK – There are Other Worlds’ (5 x photographs)2000-2001 PRIVATE COLLECTORS – ‘There are Other Worlds’ (30 x photo graphs)

Selected PressMar 2015 HOUSES + ARCHITECTURENOW.CO.NZ, interview with Kevin Osmond about his art practice Dec 2013 URBIS, ‘A Star is Born’, News piece about Osmond’s artwork showing at Art Basel MiamiOct 2012 THE NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE NEWSLETTER, image of Squirl Cluster for ‘Sixes and Sevens’ production at Sadler’s Wells.Mar 2009 E-FLUX, Review of Pulse New York Art Fair 2009Oct 2006 TANGENT ARTZINE #9, Review of Mark Tanner Sculpture Award show by Steve SmithOct 2006 (a-n) MAGAZINE FOR ARTISTS, Front cover image of Squirl Cluster drawing + listingJune 2004 FLUTTERBY FILMS DOCUMENTARY, ‘Ten Days in Summer’, Artist interview for Camberwell Arts WeekOct 2002 (a-n) MAGAZINE FOR ARTISTS, Review: Disposal at the Economist exhibition space29 Sep 2002 THE SUNDAY TIMES, ‘The pupils with a hidden intelligence’, Karen Gold12 Jul 2002 EVENING STANDARD ‘HOT TICKETS’, Review by Helen SumpterOct 2001 VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE #10, Feature about art and disposable culture, Justine Harvey

Orbit Installation view (10th floor)

This catalogue was produced in conjunction with the exhibition Orbit at Davidson Contemporary, New York City,26 May -- 30 June 2016

All works © Kevin Osmond 2016

Studio photography by Kevin Osmond and Alison Chandler Blomstrom

Catalogue design by Alison Chandler BlomstromPrinted by LOG-ON, Inc. New York, NY