Art Basel Miami
The 2023 Catalogue
“Each of the six textured, monochromatic works featured in Waggett’s new series plays homage to Manchester, England, where the artist was born, raised and remains deeply rooted. Also the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, a mix of tough, working class and elegant Victorian influences are expertly interwoven. Layers of precious metals are distressed, stripped back and stacked on top of one another intricately, representing the iterations and different lives the city has lived from the industrial centre of the world to a prominent hub of culture, art, science, music and activism. The light play captured by Waggett within each work is deemed “something out of my control,” where the work becomes alive and takes its own meaning dependent on light, angle and/or time. “
This is the Place (silver)
2023
Sterling silver leaf, acrylic and zinc on canvas
30 x 40”
This Haunt of. Mine (silver)
2023
Sterling silver, oil, zinc and copper alloy on canvas
72 x 52”
This is the Place (gold)
2023
22k gold, oil, oxidised silver, zinc and copper alloy on canvas
30 x 40”
This Haunt of Mine (gold)
2023
22k gold, oil, oxidised silver, zinc and copper alloy on canvas
72 x 52”
This is the Place (black)
2023
Acrylic, oil, graphite and flock on canvas
30 x 40”
This Haunt of Mine (black)
2023
Acrylic, oil, graphite and flock on canvas
72 x 52”