Horse Power
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Taking inspiration from the exhibition Donkey Work, this new collection spotlight exhibition Horse Power brings together paintings and sculptures from the Grundy Collection to tell the story of the horse as a tool for work and leisure.
Taking centre-stage are two sculptures by Sir Peter Blake jointly titled, Life As a Circus (2003). Here, horses are shown as the physical support for circus performers who are mid-act, juggling and tumbling for an imagined audience. Originally presented on the seafront, these sculptures sat in close proximity to where horses can still be seen today trans-porting people up and down Blackpool promenade in horse-drawn carriages.
The selection of paintings on the walls however, depict horses engaged in other feats of strength. From people and produce being pulled from the sea, to the surface of the soil being pulled apart, these paintings show horses enlisted into a different form of labour.
Collection works a featured across both exhibitions, for example, in Donkey Work, Andrea Büttner’s neon work, “Neon”, an illuminated outline of a donkey, is shown alongside other art-works on loan from regional and national institutions.
Further information:
- Open: Tuesday – Saturday 10.00am – 4.45 pm; closed Sundays and Mondays
- Location Grundy Art Gallery, Queen Street, Blackpool FY1 1PX
- Further information 01253 478170
- Email: grundyartgallery@blackpool.gov.uk
http://www.grundyartgallery.com/
