Description

Corpus Ripples

Oil on Canvas

92x92cm

2023

Painting inspired by Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Corpus Ripples reinterprets Cambridge University Architecture into a contemporary ethereal setting featuring Kings College Chapel, Great St Mary’s Church, Hobson’s Conduit, and the Corpus Clock.

Originally completed in 1614, Hobson’s Conduit brought fresh water to the Market fountain in the Market Place centre in Cambridge. Redeveloped in 1855, a Gothic revival gabled fountain was erected and the original structure of Hobson’s Conduit was moved to the corner of Lensfield Road. After standing for nearly 100 years in the marketplace, most of the Gothic fountain was unfortunately demolished in 1953.

Corpus Ripples features the time-eating Corpus clock mounted on what was once the Gothic Hobson’s Conduit, a long-forgotten piece of Cambridge’s past. The closed, concentric Labyrinth circles echo the clock’s gold disc design and the unstoppable ripples of time.

This original, ready-to-hang piece is painted on 100% artist cotton canvas and is hand-stretched over 38mm gallery stretcher bars. It has been varnished and personally signed by the artist, David Bennison. This painting is supplied unframed, and shipping costs to the UK are included.