352 - William Pye,

William Pye, British b.1938 - Nioc, 1973; steel and chrome, H181 x W120 x D90 cm (ARR) Note: this work is from an edition of 3. Another work from the edition was sold at Christie's, London in 2008. "'In the seventies I began to feel the need to experiment with forms that were more precarious, which relied upon forces of tension and compression to find their balance and poise. This was the initial rationale for introducing stainless steel cables. Like so much experimentation, this departure revealed unforeseen opportunities and directions to explore, not least the sheer beauty of light caught on shafts of glittering stainless steel wires. Nioc (Coin) was a private commission for a corner site in a London apartment. I was pleased with the simplicity of this piece, how it occupies the space between floor and walls, held upright and balanced by a single point pivoted off the wall, how its planes and angles defy one’s perception when viewing from different positions." Private correspondence with the artist, April 2008.