nick ross + fraser reid: arts & business scotland awards 2011

photo sam brill

“since ancient times awards have been given out to recognise success and achievement, the modern ‘trophy’ is based on the vessels given out during the olympic games in ancient greece which were designed to contain sacred oils. over time the focus of the trophy’s form has shifted from a container to what is now merely a symbol of its past function”

the awards were created by casting synthetic plaster into classic sports trophy forms.

“with the awards for 2011 we wanted to put the contents back into the trophy to create something with more substance. by taking iconic trophy shapes we created solids from the inside vacuum within to create a type of inverted form.”

these solids are then placed upon tripods (a form used in ancient rome for a similar purpose) so that the pieces are suspended, placing a sense of importance and fragility upon them.

barclay price, director of arts & business scotland said “the arts & business scotland awards celebrate the most outstanding and creative partnerships between businesses and arts organisations in scotland. it is fantastic to have locally created and inspired art works to present to our winners.

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

photo sam brill

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