There's a lineage here that runs through the grotesques carved into Gothic misericords and corbels, where fang and claw did theological work rather than decorative work. Kelvin's saw-toothed jaw, spiked dorsal line and small curled forearm sit in that same register - monstrous enough to mean something, loose enough that it never tips into pure illustration.
There's a lineage here that runs through the grotesques carved into Gothic misericords and corbels, where fang and claw did theological work rather than decorative work. Kelvin's saw-toothed jaw, spiked dorsal line and small curled forearm sit in that same register - monstrous enough to mean something, loose enough that it never tips into pure illustration.
- Curatorial note, wifärt gallery