Fly Reel of Limoges, France
Fly Reel of Limoges, France
by Lucas Pointon
I am both an artist and an outdoorsman, and my works memorialize my appreciation for outdoor activities. Above the handle on a bow I made there lies a painted banner inscribed with the phrase, “such as we are you shall be” – a medieval statement that refers to the inevitability of death, both for the hunted and the hunter. The phrase faces me as I hold the bow, aiming, and reminds me to focus on the responsibility of taking a life. The dead component is the animal I kill, the living component is me – the archer and artificer of both death and the instrument of its delivery.
Many of my pieces formally reference medieval reliquaries, which are metal containers that hold the relic of a saint, such as a fragment of bone or an article of cloth. It is the ways in which we venerate the deceased that interests me, and within my work, I adapt this idea to indicate the presence of wild game, and my connection to these creatures through outdoor recreation. My reliquaries serve as a reminder to the significance that hunting and fishing has on directing my moral compass.
brass, sterling silver, bronze, steel, garnet, agate
6" x 5" x 10"
2020
Fly Reel of Limoges, France
by Lucas Pointon
I am both an artist and an outdoorsman, and my works memorialize my appreciation for outdoor activities. Above the handle on a bow I made there lies a painted banner inscribed with the phrase, “such as we are you shall be” – a medieval statement that refers to the inevitability of death, both for the hunted and the hunter. The phrase faces me as I hold the bow, aiming, and reminds me to focus on the responsibility of taking a life. The dead component is the animal I kill, the living component is me – the archer and artificer of both death and the instrument of its delivery.
Many of my pieces formally reference medieval reliquaries, which are metal containers that hold the relic of a saint, such as a fragment of bone or an article of cloth. It is the ways in which we venerate the deceased that interests me, and within my work, I adapt this idea to indicate the presence of wild game, and my connection to these creatures through outdoor recreation. My reliquaries serve as a reminder to the significance that hunting and fishing has on directing my moral compass.
brass, sterling silver, bronze, steel, garnet, agate
6" x 5" x 10"
2020
Fly Reel of Limoges, France
by Lucas Pointon
I am both an artist and an outdoorsman, and my works memorialize my appreciation for outdoor activities. Above the handle on a bow I made there lies a painted banner inscribed with the phrase, “such as we are you shall be” – a medieval statement that refers to the inevitability of death, both for the hunted and the hunter. The phrase faces me as I hold the bow, aiming, and reminds me to focus on the responsibility of taking a life. The dead component is the animal I kill, the living component is me – the archer and artificer of both death and the instrument of its delivery.
Many of my pieces formally reference medieval reliquaries, which are metal containers that hold the relic of a saint, such as a fragment of bone or an article of cloth. It is the ways in which we venerate the deceased that interests me, and within my work, I adapt this idea to indicate the presence of wild game, and my connection to these creatures through outdoor recreation. My reliquaries serve as a reminder to the significance that hunting and fishing has on directing my moral compass.
brass, sterling silver, bronze, steel, garnet, agate
6" x 5" x 10"
2020