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§ BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND/BRITISH 1935-2019)

BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND/BRITISH 1935-2019) GALAXY RWB, 1993 signed, titled and dated (to each bottle), fluorescent tube and plastic bottles 31.7cm high, 61cm wide (12 ½in high, 24in wide) Acquired directly from the artist;Private Collection, London. Bill Culbert is regarded as one of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary artists, renowned for work centred around artificial light, explored across the mediums of painting, photography and, as here, sculptural installation. Found and recycled materials also commonly played a part in his practice. Having begun to establish himself in his home country, in 1957 Culbert accepted a scholarship to study painting at the Royal College of Art, London. A truly international figure, Culbert would spend his career between Provence, France, New Zealand and London, also undertaking residencies in New York and San Franscisco in the 1980s. Light became incorporated into his work in around 1967, after which time it became his central medium. Culbert was fascinated by its qualities, particularly once diffused through repurposed everyday objects and detritus, including plastic bottles and lamp shades.Sculptural installations became the most celebrated aspect of his oeuvre, highlighted in solo exhibitions for prestigious institutions such as the Serpentine Gallery, London (1977, 1979 and 1984), and City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (1997). He was also the recipient of many major public commissions, notably Skyline for the Millennium Dome in London (2000), and Void (2006), in the atrium of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. In 2013 Culbert represented New Zealand at the 55th Venice Biennale. The works offered here represent a broad span of Culbert’s career. Cubic Projections, part of a series produced in 1968, dates to the very early days of his adoption of light; its aesthetic very much redolent of the Pop and sci-fi sensibilities of ‘Swinging Sixties’ London, sitting at the intersection of hard-edged abstraction and psychedelia. Gold Sphere (1982) is a later exploration of the same pierced spherical form, in which the artist has created a very different light effect and play of shadow. GALAXY RWB (1993) is comprised of the most quintessential materials in Culbert’s practice; a fluorescent tube bulb and two plastic bottles.

§ BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND/BRITISH 1935-2019)

BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND/BRITISH 1935-2019) CUBIC PROJECTIONS, 1968 black fibreglass with pin holes, internally fitted with bulb, from an edition produced for the Lisson Gallery Private Collection, London. The light emitted from the pinholes will project an image of the bulb filament onto the surrounding surfaces in a dark room.Culbert produced Cubic Projections in an edition of only 30 works, although more were originally planned. Literature: Mellor, David, The Sixties Art Scene in London, Phaidon, London, 1993, pp. 180-1, for an example in a mirrored chamber. Bill Culbert is regarded as one of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary artists, renowned for work centred around artificial light, explored across the mediums of painting, photography and, as here, sculptural installation. Found and recycled materials also commonly played a part in his practice. Having begun to establish himself in his home country, in 1957 Culbert accepted a scholarship to study painting at the Royal College of Art, London. A truly international figure, Culbert would spend his career between Provence, France, New Zealand and London, also undertaking residencies in New York and San Franscisco in the 1980s. Light became incorporated into his work in around 1967, after which time it became his central medium. Culbert was fascinated by its qualities, particularly once diffused through repurposed everyday objects and detritus, including plastic bottles and lamp shades.Sculptural installations became the most celebrated aspect of his oeuvre, highlighted in solo exhibitions for prestigious institutions such as the Serpentine Gallery, London (1977, 1979 and 1984), and City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (1997). He was also the recipient of many major public commissions, notably Skyline for the Millennium Dome in London (2000), and Void (2006), in the atrium of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. In 2013 Culbert represented New Zealand at the 55th Venice Biennale. The works offered here represent a broad span of Culbert’s career. Cubic Projections, part of a series produced in 1968, dates to the very early days of his adoption of light; its aesthetic very much redolent of the Pop and sci-fi sensibilities of ‘Swinging Sixties’ London, sitting at the intersection of hard-edged abstraction and psychedelia. Gold Sphere (1982) is a later exploration of the same pierced spherical form, in which the artist has created a very different light effect and play of shadow. GALAXY RWB (1993) is comprised of the most quintessential materials in Culbert’s practice; a fluorescent tube bulb and two plastic bottles.

§ BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND/BRITISH 1935-2019)

BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND/BRITISH 1935-2019) GOLD SPHERE, 1982 signed, dated and inscribed Artists Proof, metal with pin holes, internally fitted with bulb 15cm diameter (5 7/8in diameter) Acquired directly from the artist;Private Collection, London. Bill Culbert is regarded as one of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary artists, renowned for work centred around artificial light, explored across the mediums of painting, photography and, as here, sculptural installation. Found and recycled materials also commonly played a part in his practice. Having begun to establish himself in his home country, in 1957 Culbert accepted a scholarship to study painting at the Royal College of Art, London. A truly international figure, Culbert would spend his career between Provence, France, New Zealand and London, also undertaking residencies in New York and San Franscisco in the 1980s. Light became incorporated into his work in around 1967, after which time it became his central medium. Culbert was fascinated by its qualities, particularly once diffused through repurposed everyday objects and detritus, including plastic bottles and lamp shades.Sculptural installations became the most celebrated aspect of his oeuvre, highlighted in solo exhibitions for prestigious institutions such as the Serpentine Gallery, London (1977, 1979 and 1984), and City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (1997). He was also the recipient of many major public commissions, notably Skyline for the Millennium Dome in London (2000), and Void (2006), in the atrium of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. In 2013 Culbert represented New Zealand at the 55th Venice Biennale. The works offered here represent a broad span of Culbert’s career. Cubic Projections, part of a series produced in 1968, dates to the very early days of his adoption of light; its aesthetic very much redolent of the Pop and sci-fi sensibilities of ‘Swinging Sixties’ London, sitting at the intersection of hard-edged abstraction and psychedelia. Gold Sphere (1982) is a later exploration of the same pierced spherical form, in which the artist has created a very different light effect and play of shadow. GALAXY RWB (1993) is comprised of the most quintessential materials in Culbert’s practice; a fluorescent tube bulb and two plastic bottles.

BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND 1935-2019)

BILL CULBERT (NEW ZEALAND 1935-2019) Decant 1987 1987 signed, dated and inscribed A.P. in pencil an artist's proof aside from the edition of 48 lithograph in colours on wove from the Artists' Choice portfolio printed and published by Royal College of Art, London sheet 30.3 x 30.4cm unframed ARR Note: contained within paper folio slip

Bill Culbert (1935-2019), 'Cubic Projections', 1968,

Bill Culbert (1935-2019), 'Cubic Projections', 1968, black plastic sphere with multiple pin holes for radiating light 69cm diameter Literature: David Mellor, 'The Sixties Art Scene in London', Phaidon, London, 1993, pp.180-181 for an example illustrated in a mirror-chamber

Culbert, Bill

Culbert, Bill Port Chalmers/Neuseeland, 1935 - Croagnes/Provence, 2019 32,5 x 32,5 x 30,5 cm "Bulb Box Reflection II", 1975. Light-mirror installation. Wooden box, coloured with mirror and bulb, electrified. Signed, dated and numbered 3/10. Forum Kunst Rottweil. Private property, Baden-Württemberg, acquired there in 1976.

Culbert, Bill

Culbert, Bill Port Chalmers/Neuseeland, 1935 - Croagnes/Provence, 2019 32,5 x 32,5 x 30,5 cm "Bulb Box Reflection II", 1975. Light-mirror installation. Wooden box, coloured with mirror and bulb, electrified. Signed, dated and numbered 3/10. Forum Kunst Rottweil. Private property, Baden-Württemberg, acquired there in 1976.

Bill Culbert (New Zealand, 1935-2019),

Bill Culbert (New Zealand, 1935-2019), Bill Culbert (New Zealand, 1935-2019), 'Cubic Projections', 1968, exhibited by the Lisson Gallery, a plastic ball with pinholes all-over, radiating lights, inscribed 'Culbert Lisson '47', 60cm diameter Literature: David Mellor, 'The Sixties Art Scene in London', Phaidon, London, 1993, pp.180-181 for an example illustrated in a mirror-chamber. Bill Culbert was one of a handful of artists in the mid-sixties exploring kinetic and optical art forms. Cubic Projections is a light sculpture that sees the performation of a black globe allowing spots of light to be projected and a regulated flow of light at intervals to be seen, depicting the image of the bulb filament on to the surrounding surfaces. This sculpture was one of a limited edition of multiples produced and sold by the Lisson Gallery in 1968.

Bill Culbert (1935-2019) Decant 1987

NO RESERVE Bill Culbert (1935-2019) Decant 1987 Chromogenic print in colours, 1987, mounted onto wove support, signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 48 in pencil on the support, published by the Royal College of Art, London, the full sheet, 306 x 306mm (12 x 12in) (unframed)

Bill Culbert (b. 1935) - Red, Blue, Yellow

Bill Culbert (b. 1935) Red, Blue, Yellow PVA paint on canvas 24 ¼ x 24 ¼ in. (61.5 x 61.5 cm.)

Bill Culbert (b. 1935) - Space / Colour

Bill Culbert (b. 1935) Space / Colour PVA paint on canvas 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.)

Bill Culbert (b. 1935) - Jazz

Bill Culbert (b. 1935) Jazz PVA paint on canvas 22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.)

Bill CULBERT (né en 1935, vit et travaille à Londres) White Shadow, 2001 Bidons en plastique et néon Daté, titré et numéroté...

Bill CULBERT (né en 1935, vit et travaille à Londres) White Shadow, 2001 Bidons en plastique et néon Daté, titré et numéroté 10/20 au dos Édition Catherine Issert 57 × 61 × 12 cm

Bill Culbert (New Zealand, b.1935) Cubic Projecti

Bill Culbert (New Zealand, b.1935) Cubic Projections, 1968 edited by the Lisson Gallery with pin holes all-over radiating light inscribed 'Culbert, Lisson, 51' plastic and light bulb 60cm diameter. Literature: David Mellor, The Sixties Art Scene in London, Phaidon, London, 1993, pp.180-181 for an example illustrated in a mirror-chamber. Bill Culbert was one of a handful of artists in the mid-sixties exploring kinetic and optical art forms. Cubic Projections is a light sculpture that sees the perforation of a black globe allowing spots of light to be projected and a regulated flow of light at intervals to be seen, depicting the image of the bulb filament onto the surrounding surfaces. This sculpture was one of a limited edition of 'multiples' produced and sold by The Lisson Gallery in 1968.

Bill Culbert Orakei Suite II, 2006 Plastic

Bill Culbert Orakei Suite II, 2006 Plastic bottles, fluorescent tube 30 x 60 cm

BILL CULBERT, SIGNED AND DATED '87 IN PENCIL TO

BILL CULBERT, SIGNED AND DATED '87 IN PENCIL TO MARGIN, PHOTO PRINT, "Decant 1987", 6 ½" x 4 ½", unframed

Red, Yellow and Blue

Bill Culbert Red, Yellow and Blue found plastic bottles and fluorescent tube 1995

Bill Culbert Cold Water Creek corrugated iron and

Bill Culbert Cold Water Creek corrugated iron and acrylic with fluorescent light title inscribed, signed and dated 1978 verso

Bill Culbert Half Light title inscribed, signed

Bill Culbert Half Light title inscribed, signed and dated 2000 480mm x 650mm

Bill Culbert Off White title inscribed signed and

Bill Culbert Off White title inscribed signed and dated April '03 610mm x 180mm x 100mm

Bill Culbert Half Light lithograph, printer's

Bill Culbert Half Light lithograph, printer's proof title inscribed, signed and dated 2000 480 x 640mm

- Bill Culbert , New Zealander b.1935 9 SILVER GELATIN PRINTS Silver gelatin prints (9)

Silver gelatin prints (9)

Bill Culbert (New Zealander, b.1935) Involution 101.4 x 127 cm