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William McElcheran
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William McElcheran
PaPer to Bronze
May 4 - 31, 2013
NEW RElEasEs
KiNsMaN RobiNsoN GallERiEs
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Great artists are not professional intellectuals. Tis does
not mean that they do not have intellects. Neither are they ec-
static natural prodigies debauching themselves in creative pas-
sions they are not capable of understanding. Nor are they merely
gamblers choosing which square upon which to place their great
or tiny talents.
Tey are born gifed. Like everyone else, they are born in a man-
ner and in a time and place not of their choosing. Like Adam in
the Garden of lden, like all human infants, they are surrounded
by wonders and Adam named all the creatures Adam, the
hrst taxonomist.
lor most of Adam`s breed, giving a name to something allows it
to be no longer seen. Te gif (or the curse) of the artist is to be
able still to see things afer they have been named, even when
those things still only exist in the artist`s mind.
William Mcllcheran, 2 November 199
excerpt from A Personal View"
Karate Man, 1989
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I Vos To C|ose, 1998
Te Sory|oorJ, 199

RIGHt: detail of Ov In Fron (triptych), 198
Vo||ing Bvsinesson 1, 199
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i always thought of art as being an expression
of something more than the individual, but of
civilization as a whole.

William McElHeran
RIGHt: PossersBy, 1988
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study for Voer Por| P|oce, 1989
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RIGHt: A|| Hoi| Te Trivon, 1989
Nothing speaks more about Greek culture than
the forms it took in architecture, sculpture,
painting and pottery.

William McElHeran
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Hvning Pory, 199
RIGHt: Voer Por| P|oce, 198
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A I Los', 199
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On Te Bov|e\orJ, c.198
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A Man & Muse, 1989
F:ecvi\e Mo\e, 198
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RIGHt: Corner Oce, 198
Te Mvses, 1993
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RIGHt: Do+no+n, 198
i was always looking around for some larger
context into which my art Bts."

William McElHeran
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maqueue for Te Foi|y, 1981
Te Pic, 198
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RIGHt: In Perseci\e, 198
"Te past is a very important part of the
present. and so, when i play with forms of
the past, i dont feel im playing with
something which is of a long time ago.
William McElHeran
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Te Meeing P|oce, 194, Graphite on paper, 14. x 19.2 in,
3.83 x 48.9 cm
*Te Mvses, 1993, Pastel on paper, 2 x 19.2 in, 8.8 x 48.9 cm
Te Ne+or|, c. 194, Terra-coua, 1.2 x 22. in, 38.4 x .9 cm
*On Te Bov|e\orJ, c.198, Graphite and watercolour on paper,
10. x 13 in, 2. x 33.02 cm
*Out ln lront (triptych), 198, Pastel on paper, 24 x 4 in, 0.9 x 13.1 cm
Poer Hero, 199, Bronze sculpture - posthumous cast, 49 in,
124.4 cm, edition 4
Posser|y, 198, Lithograph on paper, 24 x 1 in, 0.9 x 40.4 cm,
edition unknown - few remaining
*PossersBy, 1988, Bronze sculpture, 1 in, 38.1 cm, AP -2/3
*Te Pic, 198, Graphite on paper, 14. x 19. in, 3.83 x 49.3 cm
ReJeoJ, 198, Pastel on paper, 2 x 19 in, 8.8 x 48.2 cm
ReJ S|y Nig, Soi|or's De|ig, 1993, Pastel on paper, 2 x 19 in,
8.8 x 48.2 cm
*Te Sory|oorJ, 199, Graphite on paper, 38. x .2 in, 98.43 x 13.34 cm
*Vo||ing Bvsinesson I, 199, Bronze sculpture - posthumous cast,
10. in, 2. cm, edition 9
*svJy {or Voer Por| P|oce, 1989, Terra-coua, 28. x 8. in, 2.39 x
148.9 cm, edition 1
*Voer Por| P|oce, 198, Charcoal and chalk on paper, 8. x 4. in,
199.39 x 11. cm
Vo's U', 1984, Bronze sculpture, . in, 13.9 cm, edition 9
*A Man & Muse, 1989, Bronze sculpture, 12 in, 30.48 cm, AP -2/3
*A|| Hoi| Te Trivon, 1989, Bronze sculpture - posthumous cast,
9. in, 11.13 cm, edition 4
*A I Los', 199, Bronze sculpture, 9. in, 24.13 cm, edition 9
*Corner Oce, 198, Graphite on paper, 29. x 21. in, 4.93 x 4.1 cm
Te Deo|, 198, Graphite on paper, 18 x 14. in, 4.2 x 3.83 cm
*Do+no+n, 198, Pastel on paper, 24 x 18 in, 0.9 x 4.2 cm
*F:ecvi\e Mo\e, 198, Graphite on paper, 18 x 14. in, 4.2 x 3.83 cm
Foce O, 1989, Lithograph on paper, 10 x 1 in, 2.4 x 40.4 cm,
edition unknown - few remaining
*maqueue for Te lamily, 1981, Bronze sculpture, 13 in, 33.02 cm,
edition 1
*Hvning Pory, 199, Graphite on paper, x . in, 12. x 1.1 cm
*I Vos To C|ose, 1998, Bronze sculpture, 10. in, 2. cm, edition 9
*Icorvs, c. 198, Graphite on paper, 4.2 x 3. in, 10.8 x 8.89 cm
*In Perseci\e, 198, Graphite on paper, 18 x 14. in, 4.2 x 3.83 cm
In Perseci\e, 1980, Bronze sculpture, 1 x 1 in, 43.18 x 38.1 cm, edition
*Karate Man, 1989, Bronze sculpture, 1 in, 38.1 cm, AP -2/3
Mon Mvsing, 194, Terra-coua, 24 x 1.2 in, 0.9 x 38.4 cm
William McElcheran
list of Works
Please note that the asterisk (*) denotes that the work is illustrated in the catalogue.
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ON THl COVlR PossersBy, 1988
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Icorvs, c. 198
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