Nick Gentry
Created 'VHS Ape' for the Tusk Gorilla Trail 2023
VHS Ape
Mountains of used VHS tape sleeves were used to create this piece. Are we the clever great apes captive of our own entertainment?
Nick Gentry
Nick Gentry is a British graduate of Central St Martins in London. He has exhibited in galleries, museums and public settings in the UK, USA and Europe. As part of a generation that grew up with floppy disks, VHS tapes, polaroids and cassettes, he is inspired by the impact of internet culture.
VHS Ape – On Display in Covent Garden
Tusk Gorilla Trail – July – October 2023
360° Gorilla Sculpture Stills
Gorilla Sculpture Details
Nick Gentry
Nick Gentry’s gorilla will go to auction on 20th November 2023, with 100% of sale proceeds going directly to support Tusk’s conservation projects in Africa.
Guide Price: £6,000 – £12,000
Size: 135 (h) x 88 (w) x 96 (d) cm
Medium: Hand applied decoupaged magazines on fibreglass sculpture and varnish
Gorilla: Fibreglass gorilla (fire retardant) with internal armature
Finish: Acrylic Paint
Rarity: Unique
Signature: Signed
Image rights: Courtesy of the artist and Tusk Trust Ltd
Provenance: Gorilla sculpture created for the Tusk Gorilla Trail 2023. The art trail is a partnership between Covent Garden, African conservation charity Tusk and Westbrook Gallery. From July 14th until 12th October 2023 the trail of 15 life-sized gorilla sculptures were displayed across the Covent Garden neighbourhood.
(Image Credit: Nick Andrews)
