Kevin Gaines
"Reclining Figure"
Bronze, A.P. Edition of 7
​3½” x 11” x 4¼”
Kevin Gaines is an Irish sculptor from Dublin, whose work in bronze is cast directly from his original sculptures, which are carved by hand in wood. Although his work is primarily abstract in style, it often evokes in both proportion and form, the movement of the human figure. This technique of direct carving and subsequently casting in bronze from those carvings is one that was also employed by Barbara Hepworth in many of her "pierced form" sculptures, and in his work Kevin pays homage to some of the major figures of 20th century sculpture, such as Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.