{"title":"Christian Sloan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"button small success\" href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/user\/add-artist\/5898\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"icon fi-eye\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFollow me\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDegree:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSculpture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUniversity:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEdinburgh College of Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraduation Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eNew Blood Art Commentary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"statement\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Sloan’s sculptural practice examines the enduring impact of human activity, imagining the artefacts that might be uncovered in a post-apocalyptic future. Using materials like concrete, metal, glass, and plastic, Sloan creates monumental forms that challenge viewers to consider: What will remain of us? What story will our materials and structures tell future generations?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from architecture, pollution, and industry, he reimagines the monumental scale of contemporary structures as fragile remnants of an unsustainable civilisation. These works are beautifully crafted, their evocative forms carrying a sense of heartbreaking beauty as they contemplate both the destruction and resilience embedded in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work transforms industrial remnants into thought-provoking monuments, imagining the stories they might tell in a future shaped by both devastation and resilience. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"statement2\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am a Northern Irish sculptor who creates objects from a potential future timeline where climate change or nuclear war materialises, a warning of a deadline that has already passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have been most interested in how our ancestors' archaeological legacy encompassed stone, wood, and clay, the structures and objects that lasted to our age. However, I believe modern society's legacy will be concrete, metal, glass, and plastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI explore these materials using inspirations from architecture, pollution, and industry to create forms and compositions that immerse the viewer in a depiction of scale monumentality: how smaller objects can evoke emotions and the presence of larger structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI use a minimalist style and repetition to create simple forms that oppose the busyness andchaos of modern technology and society today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"artist_exhibitions\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eGroup Exhibitions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) VAS Centenary Now and Then, Visual art Scotland, Dalkeith Palace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Hidden Door at the Paper factory, Hidden doors, Paper factory, Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Pilot Exhibition, West Barns Arts, West barns, Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) RSA Annual show, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) What Next?, Salt Space Gallery, Glasgow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) ECA Graduate Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2023) Anatomy of a Museum (2), Anatomical Museum at The University of the Edinburgh, Edinburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h4\"\u003eCompetitions, Prizes \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2020) Northern Ireland College media awards (Animation, First place)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Shortlisted - Astaire art Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Shortlisted - New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) RSA John Kincross Scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Selected artist - RSA New Contemporaries Exhibition 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2024) Selected - VAS Graduate Showcase Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"intersection","title":"Intersection","description":"Mild steel","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026803659084,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0001","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/77e8e959-8588-43cc-ad56-aaa71244c9ae-l.jpg?v=1783568417"},{"product_id":"debris-6","title":"Debris (6)","description":"Plaster, steel dust, fertiliser","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026803757388,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0002","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/51677f40-23aa-4d61-90d4-10075c030afe-l.jpg?v=1783568426"},{"product_id":"debris","title":"Debris","description":"Plaster, steel dust, fertiliser","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026803953996,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0003","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/7f01942a-a8ef-42c2-a1c7-66b86b3dddf7-l.jpg?v=1783568438"},{"product_id":"sorgane-florence-2025","title":"'Sorgane' Florence 2025","description":"Ebony, Epoxy resin, Brass","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026804183372,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0004","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/e9e478dd-6066-4fd9-9f25-717f9f15bdba-l.jpg?v=1783568450"},{"product_id":"tranquility","title":"Tranquility","description":"Bronze, sycamore wood","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026804379980,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0005","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/19523f22-7100-4cb2-8ad1-92d3732c1526-l.jpg?v=1783568465"},{"product_id":"beacon","title":"Beacon","description":"Resin, acrylic paint, wax finish, olive wood, mild steel","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026806640972,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0006","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/2f96dd51-b9a4-417c-9f81-cbdc3b7ae6b2-l.jpg?v=1783568482"},{"product_id":"eclipse","title":"Eclipse","description":"Copper, verdigris patina, wax finish, plastic tubing, steel wire","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026807066956,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0007","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/eeac0add-45f6-41aa-9624-7cf1349eee36-l.jpg?v=1783568501"},{"product_id":"wreckage","title":"Wreckage","description":"Copper leaf, MDF, steel grit","brand":"Christian Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58026807263564,"sku":"INV-SLOC-0008","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/files\/de954b5e-aeac-41a9-bf30-bbf72cded133-l.jpg?v=1783568523"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/0135\/2524\/collections\/Christian_Sloan.png?v=1783349633","url":"https:\/\/www.newbloodart.com\/collections\/christian-sloan.oembed","provider":"New Blood Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}