Her sculptures use materials such as glass, paper, metal, fur and leather. Her works juxtapose seductive, soft elements, sometimes associated with strongly sexual overtones, with harder materials, often spikey or in some way appearing to constrain the softer parts, resulting in work which is both sensual and threatening. Her 1997 exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in particular made reference to organic forms (crustacea, fossils), animals, erotic and fetishistic imagery, turn of the century decorative traditions, architectural detailing and saintly relics.[2]
She won a Steinberger Group Award in 1988 and the London Arts Individual Artist's Award in 1989.[3]
De Monchaux's work from the early 1990s was often characterised by the combination of red velvet and steel in simple and strong constructions, but later works have tended to move towards lighter colours and a more ornamental approach.[4]
De Monchaux was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1998. She currently[when?] lives in London and is a part-time teacher at the Slade School of Art. However, she has exhibited in the United States almost as much as, if not more than, she has in England.[citation needed]
In her recent work, such as The Raft (2016) and State Secrets (2014), de Monchaux has concentrated more on subjects such as battles, unicorns and imagery confusing fauna, mineral and flora.[5]
In Sweetly the Air Flew Overhead, Battle with Unicorns (2007-8), the work shows small soft sculptures of riders on unicorns entangled in string, cloth and tree figures. It is reminiscent of Uccello's Battle of San Romano series where distinct horses, lances and knights celebrate human control and clarity, not least in the painter's obsessive use of perspective. By contrast, de Monchaux depicts a battle with spike-helmet knights riding unicorns that struggle in a chaos of things: to be in a battle is to be inside a mess.[citation needed]
De Monchaux herself has mentioned recognising an unconscious allusion here to the Iraq War.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"Cathy de Monchaux" Art UK. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^Pennina Barnett, "Materiality,Subjectivity & Abjection in the Work of Chohreh Feyzdjou, Nina Saunders and Cathy de Monchaux", n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal online, 7, July 1998, pp.4-11 ISSN 1461-0434
^"Cathy De Monchaux | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
^"Cathy De Monchaux | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
cathy, monchaux, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, t. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Cathy de Monchaux news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cathy de Monchaux born 1960 is a British sculptor Cathy de MonchauxBorn1960London United KingdomNationalityBritishEducationCamberwell School of Art BAGoldsmiths University of London MAKnown forSculptureNotable workWork in progressStylePost modern juxtaposing oppositesAwardsTurner Prize nomination Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Style and career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editBorn in London daughter of the sculptor Paul de Monchaux de Monchaux earned her BA at the Camberwell School of Art 1980 1983 and an MA at Goldsmiths College University of London 1985 1987 1 Style and career editHer sculptures use materials such as glass paper metal fur and leather Her works juxtapose seductive soft elements sometimes associated with strongly sexual overtones with harder materials often spikey or in some way appearing to constrain the softer parts resulting in work which is both sensual and threatening Her 1997 exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in particular made reference to organic forms crustacea fossils animals erotic and fetishistic imagery turn of the century decorative traditions architectural detailing and saintly relics 2 She won a Steinberger Group Award in 1988 and the London Arts Individual Artist s Award in 1989 3 De Monchaux s work from the early 1990s was often characterised by the combination of red velvet and steel in simple and strong constructions but later works have tended to move towards lighter colours and a more ornamental approach 4 De Monchaux was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1998 She currently when lives in London and is a part time teacher at the Slade School of Art However she has exhibited in the United States almost as much as if not more than she has in England citation needed In her recent work such as The Raft 2016 and State Secrets 2014 de Monchaux has concentrated more on subjects such as battles unicorns and imagery confusing fauna mineral and flora 5 In Sweetly the Air Flew Overhead Battle with Unicorns 2007 8 the work shows small soft sculptures of riders on unicorns entangled in string cloth and tree figures It is reminiscent of Uccello s Battle of San Romano series where distinct horses lances and knights celebrate human control and clarity not least in the painter s obsessive use of perspective By contrast de Monchaux depicts a battle with spike helmet knights riding unicorns that struggle in a chaos of things to be in a battle is to be inside a mess citation needed De Monchaux herself has mentioned recognising an unconscious allusion here to the Iraq War citation needed References edit Cathy de Monchaux Art UK Retrieved 6 January 2024 Pennina Barnett Materiality Subjectivity amp Abjection in the Work of Chohreh Feyzdjou Nina Saunders and Cathy de Monchaux n paradoxa international feminist art journal online 7 July 1998 pp 4 11 ISSN 1461 0434 Cathy De Monchaux Artists Collection British Council Visual Arts visualarts britishcouncil org Retrieved 13 March 2019 Cathy De Monchaux Artists Collection British Council Visual Arts visualarts britishcouncil org Retrieved 13 March 2019 Cathy de Monchaux Retrieved 13 March 2019 External links editWorks in the Tate Collection Deep in the Woods with Cathy de Monchaux Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cathy de Monchaux amp oldid 1204765941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
