exhibition catalogue

S T E V E
G O D D A R D
11 – 3 1 M A R C H 2 0 1 1
F A S C O N T E M POR A R Y
Mr. Goddard’s Heads
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Ingredients:
1 large handful of wet clay
1 afro hair extension plait
(any will do but Brixton Market
is a good source)
Sofa innards containing horsehair
(from your local upholsterer)
¼oz (10g) pure pigment
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Before you start:
Clear a wipeable surface near to the cooker.
Have a pair of scissors to hand.
Make sure the route to the oven is clear and the oven door open.
Preheat the oven to 90ºC.
Gently tear apart an old chesterfield sofa taking care not to lose all the
natural innards.* Set aside on a flat surface.
Prepare the clay, slamming it on the surface till all the air bubbles have gone.
Moisten the clay with plenty of water.
Take the hair extension and cut it near to one end. Grab the lump of clay
and liberally work it into the frayed plait, slowly kneading and wrapping the
remainder of the plait into itself, working the shape into a mask or head-like
form. Work clumps of horsehair into the mix, adding plastic and paper to
create variable texture.
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Place the head on a baking tray and cook for 3–4 hours. Constantly monitor
the surface and size of the head by peering into the oven. It should start to
shrink as it cooks. Be prepared to stop and restart the process in order to get
desired texture and crispiness.
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Leave to cool for 2–3 hours before setting out in search of a perfect plinth.
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Mix horsehair in a small bowl with two parts pigment and one part water and
gently apply over the surface of the head. Add plastic, buttons and even cloth
to taste.
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Wait to dry before adding beads and paint to define features.
Leave to rest for several days before adding to the plinth and presenting to
your admirers.
Report sequence of events to your doctor.
* such as horsehair but also those man-made additions like plastic bags and paper
which often find their way into restored sofas
23
Devotion in the Forest (detail)
cloth, string, oil pigment, plasticene, found objects on fibre panel
Untitled I
previous page
lace, linen and wool
17
21 cm
122
153 cm
Queen Nan
oil stick, oil, collage, charcoal, found objects on panel
123
150 cm
Untitled II
fabric, cloth, wool, plastic
30
43 cm
Soldat
silver
23
43 cm
Flamethrower
oil paint, nails on panel
30
25 cm
Abendsome Yepes
oil paint and charcoal on panel
55
42 cm
Nan in Chair fired clay
Untitled III
15
19 cm
left
cloth, wool, fabric, oil paint
17
38 cm
Boxer
nails and oil paint on snakeskin panel
26
36 cm
Men on TV
nails, collage and fabric
18
33 cm
Schädel
pigment and nails on paper panel
23
29 cm
Gingerbread Man
oil on board
43
99 cm
Untitled IV
fibre, cloth, wool and lace
26
66 cm
Kind
gouache, charcoal, collage on panel
56
66 cm
Autolux
nails, oil stick, cloth, plasticene and charcoal on panel
66
79 cm
Untitled V
clay, cloth, hair
11
18 cm
Untitled VI
clay, wax, emulsion paint, string
Blind Piano Player
left
oil on wooden panel
27
122
23 cm
152 cm
Kunst
collage, fabric, nail and pencil on fabric panel
41
50 cm
Blind Sonnenblumen
oil stick, oil paint and charcoal on panel
107
142 cm
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for the exhibition
STEVE GODDARD
One God To Many Devils
11 – 31 March 2011
ISBN 978 0 9568215 0 8
All works © Steve Goddard 2011
‘The Legend of the Nan-Nan’
and ‘Mr. Goddard’s heads’© Toby Clarke 2011
Photography
Matthew Hollow
07956 374 029
Polaroids
Mike Hoban
01323 811568
www.mikehoban.com
Frames
Martin Louis Turner
01225 744 443
Design and production
Tim Barnes
chicken www.herechickychicky.com
Self Por trait (detail)
ar tificial trees, nails on fibre panel
38
46 cm
opposite title page
One God To Many Devils Viennese bronze figurines c.1850 each 1 cm high African sculpture
6
11 cm
Printed in the UK by
The Colourhouse
www.thecolourhouse.com