Osborne Samuel Gallery are proud
to support Sean Henry's solo
exhibition at Glyndebourne Opera
House this summer.
experience. Many of the artworks on display
at Glyndebourne draw on theatre and opera
as part of their inspiration, making the
Summer Festival an enriching environment in
which to experience the work.
Sean Henry's depicts anonymous people.
His works are a penetrating examination of
the lived experience. The sculptures exist
alongside us but go beyond the narrow
limits of simply imitating life through subtle
changes to scale, colour and material. His
figures embody and evoke interior lives but
they are ambiguous, allowing us room to
bring our own reflections.
This desire to enable a narrative for his
figures has parallels to the theatrical
All the sculptures are created in clay, cast in
bronze and then painted and this innovative
approach has put Henry at the forefront of
the current renaissance of painted sculpture.
Sean Henry's work will be exhibited
throughout the Festival – 18 May – 25
August.
Peter Osborne
Director, Osborne Samuel
