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Sculptor William Peers to Make One Sculpture Every Day for One Hundred Days

LONDON.- John Martin Gallery announced the upcoming exhibition of new work by Cornwall based sculptor William Peers. Previewed at this year’s Art London in October, 100 Days will be exhibited in its entirety at John Martin Gallery in February 2010. The idea for 100 Days: Sketches in Marble is to make one sculpture every day for one hundred days, using the same material, Portuguese marble. One of the motives of the series is the prospect of exploring 100 ideas in a short period of time. By setting a boundary – restricting the time allowed for each piece, and therefore, the size of the work – there is a strange liberation. The constants of time and material also lend the series a unity: the sculptures are linked by their common constraints. The other motive