Art of Wishes 2023 Charity Auction
Alon Segev Gallery and Kevin Francis Gray are honored to participate in the 2023 Art of Wishes Charity Auction.
Art of Wishes is a charitable initiative that brings the international art community together to raise funds for Make-A-Wish UK. Founded by philanthropist Batia Ofer in 2017, Batia’s curatorial vision for the auction is not facilitated by blind donations but instead curated with a finger on the pulse of the modern art world and will be auctioned on Artsy and closing at The Art of Wishes Gala on 9th October at Raffles London at The OWO.
This year, over 30 high-calibre artists have donated a combination of paintings and sculptures.
A preview of the artworks will be taking place at the Art of Wishes exhibition at Christie’s in London from 4th to 7th October 2023. All monies raised by the sale of these works will enable Make-A-Wish UK to grant magical wishes to help transform the lives of children living with critical illnesses.
To view Kevin Francis Gray, Marble Panel XII, 2019 Auction page: Click Here
To view the Art Auction, please visit: Artsy
Kevin Francis Gray Marble Panel XII, 2019
Kevin Francis Gray is known for works in marble which flex the boundaries of figuration and abstraction. Offering a convincing argument for the continued significance of traditional media in the contemporary world, Gray presents figures and forms in transition and in various states of becoming. In each of Gray's works an acute vitality is captured in that residue of the artist’s hand is left permanent in stone; sheets of white Carrara marble framed in burnt umber Sapele wood incorporate the lines of human shapes through the negative space carved into the stone.
Part of a growing body of work that the artist started in 2018, the marble panels originate from Gray’s life-drawing sketches in ink, watercolours and pastel. The artist isolates lines and angles from the drawings and transitions them to the page of marble, which seems to have been sculpted only with fingers. The human form is abstracted beyond recognition. The result is a wall sculpture that appears delicate but draws the viewer into its texture: the marble is unmistakable and the skill of releasing a work so subtle from the stone is a testament to Gray’s commitment to his material.
Gray was born in 1972 in Armagh. Work by Gray has been included in exhibitions at institutions such as the Royal Academy, London; Museum of Contemporary Art of the Val de-Marne, Paris; Museo d’art Moderne, Saint-Etienne, and Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv. Recent solo exhibitions have been held across the UK, Italy, France, Denmark, the US and Israel, and Gray’s work is held in collections in both the UK and US. Educated at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, and Goldsmiths, London, Francis Gray lives and works in London, UK, and Pietrasanta, Italy.
Cover Photo: Kevin Francis Gray Marble Panel XII 2019 Carrara marble, Sapele frame frame size: 57 x 48 x 4.5 cm / 22 ½ x 18 ⅞ x 1 ¾ in unique Photo: Luca Iannuzzi
