Description: Chris Gilmour is a sculptor who specializes in hyper realistic, life-size objects made solely from cardboard and glue
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Chris has chosen a simple but meaningful material for his work: in first place because corrugated cardboard is usually employed to pack and ship the artist’s work, rather than physically representing the oeuvre itself (the container, in this case, becomes the content). Even more interesting is the gap between the cheap, discarded material and the height of the final output. It’s an elegant operation that goes beyond the usual theme of recycling, and underlines the role of the modern artist as a new ‘artisan
(Carlo Muttoni)
Chris Gilmour is a sculptor who specializes in hyper realistic, life-size objects made solely from cardboard and glue .