Jonathan Trayte

The work that I tend to make comes together all at once, like a cast of characters. There’s always some weird older brother, the ‘black sheep,’ that doesn’t quite fit. ”

Drawing inspiration from the surreal aspects of seemingly-mundane objects in our daily life, Jonathan Trayte’s approach is largely informed by our global language of consumption and the manipulation of consumer decision-making.

Trayte was born in 1980 in Huddersfield, UK. Coming from a background in fine art sculpture, Trayte received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from University of the Creative Arts Canterbury in 2004 and a Masters of Fine Arts from Royal Academy Schools in 2010. Trayte combines his broad experiences in other fields—including as a chef and foundry metal worker—with his keen eye for finding the obscure aspects of daily life that would typically go unnoticed. “The work that I tend to make comes together all at once, like a cast of characters,” says Trayte. “There’s always some weird older brother, the ‘black sheep,’ that doesn’t quite fit.”

Using a wide range of materials, methods and processes, his work explores the psychology of desire through surface, material, light and color. In thinking of food as a basic material, he uses castings and facsimiles to examine the many ways in which we perceive and utilize our resources.

His work has been included in numerous international exhibitions including Psychotropics, The New Art Centre, Wiltshire, UK (2020); The London Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London (2018); Tropicana, Christies, London (2017), Milk, Christies, London (2016), Polyculture, The Tetley, Leeds, UK (2016); Experiments in Consuming, The Kings School, Canterbury, UK (2016); and The Shoppers Guide, Royal Academy of Arts, London (2015). Recently, Trayte was selected by Sculpture in the City to create a large-scale site-specific installation entitled The Spectacle (2019) in London.

Trayte lives and works in London.

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Half Moon, 2021

Powder coated steel, stainless steel, leather, bronze, Walnut
33.5 x 23 x 27 inches
85 x 58 x 68 cm
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Velvet Solar Star, 2020

Stainless steel, painted and powder coated aluminum, reinforced plastics, flock, light fittings
63.75 x 106.25 x 69 inches
162 x 270 x 175 cm
FB31492

Bolobo Lamp, 2020

Painted and polished bronze, stainless steel, patinated mild steel, cow hide, horse hair, light fittings
43.25 x 30 x 8.5 inches
110 x 76 x 22 cm
FB27938

Grass Green Settee, 2020

Powder-coated steel, stainless steel, bronze, marble, polymer compound, pigments, reinforced plastics, crushed glass, animal hide, upholstery, light-fitting
78.75 x 67 x 39.25 inches
200 x 170 x 100 cm
FB30444

American Apple, 2020

Stainless steel, painted bronze, foam, polymer compound, pigments, nylon flock, horse hair, crushed glass, reinforced plastics, neon
35.5 x 39.25 x 7 inches
90 x 100 x 18 cm
FB30445

Orange Foam, Cola Moon (1), 2020

Stainless steel, foam, polymer compound, pigments, nylon flock, crushed glass, reinforced plastics, horse hair, lightfittings
102.25 x 65.25 x 15.75 inches
260 x 166 x 40 cm
FB30442

Tillo Candy (Bird House), 2019

Plywood, polymer compound, reinforced plastic, pigments, crushed glass, nylon flock
11.5 x 31 x 15 inches
29 x 79 x 38 cm
FB29502

Lunar Gree, 2019

Painted bronze, stainless steel
7.25 x 15.25 x 10.25 inches
18.5 x 39 x 26 cm
FB29020

Zonker, 2019

Painted bronze, stainless steel, foam, polymer compound, pigments, flock
9.5 x 27.5 x 4.75 inches
24 x 70 x 12 cm
FB29023

Cola Kurri, 2018

Powder-coated steel, stainless steel, bronze, polymer plaster, pigments, crushed marble, animal hide, leather, beech, rosewood, light fitting
48 x 40.5 x 42 inches
122 x 103 x 107 cm
FB25906

Grass Green Settee, 2020

Powder-coated steel, stainless steel, bronze, marble, polymer compound, pigments, reinforced plastics, crushed glass, animal hide, upholstery, light-fitting
78.75 x 67 x 39.25 inches
200 x 170 x 100 cm
FB30444


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American Apple, 2020

Stainless steel, painted bronze, foam, polymer compound, pigments, nylon flock, horse hair, crushed glass, reinforced plastics, neon
35.5 x 39.25 x 7 inches
90 x 100 x 18 cm
FB30445


INQUIRE ABOUT THIS WORK

Cola Kurri, 2018

Powder-coated steel, stainless steel, bronze, polymer plaster, pigments, crushed marble, animal hide, leather, beech, rosewood, light fitting
48 x 40.5 x 42 inches
122 x 103 x 107 cm
FB25906


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