Original artworks from Bert Gilbert’s symbolic universe – talismanic altar forms, sculptural guardians and sensory artefacts made for contact with unseen forces, crossing thresholds between body, reliquary and ritual space.

The Record Keepers by Bert Gilbert: painted hand-dyed skins hung on branches

The Record Keepers

2016. Inherited hand-dyed mink skins (salvaged off-cuts from the fashion industry), acrylic, pigment powder, ink, gold, silver or copper leaf, branches, gold nails. Activated by the element of air.

Shown in Shamanism, curated by James Putnam, Mimmo Scognamiglio Arte Contemporanea, 2021.

£7,000 · Unique work

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Sky Portals: Nimbus by Bert Gilbert, fur painting

Sky Portals: Nimbus

2022. 151 × 111 × 3 cm. Inherited hand-dyed off-cuts of fur, Agua Florida, canvas, wood. Activated by air.

From the Sky Portals: “Furescoes” that turn the ceiling into a quivering skyscape, a doorway to the metaphysical background of the world.

£7,700 · Unique work

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Sky Portals: Sacral – Noctilucent by Bert Gilbert, fur painting

Sky Portals: Sacral – Noctilucent

2019. 123 × 103 × 3 cm. Inherited hand-dyed off-cuts of fur, Agua Florida, canvas, wood. Activated by air.

The oval carries the sacred geometry of the Vesica Piscis, a conduit between the celestial and the terrestrial.

£6,700 · Unique work

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Sky Portals: Cosmic Skye V2 by Bert Gilbert, fur and light work

Sky Portals: Cosmic Skye V2

2019. 50 × 27 × 3 cm. Inherited hand-dyed off-cuts of fur, LED, canvas, wood. Activated by light.

Available in three colourways: pink, green and navy blue. Each is unique.

£1,020 · Unique work

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Unique works

Each work is one of a kind, signed by the artist and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Provenance and exhibition history on request.

Payment in instalments

Interest-free payment over up to 6 months, by arrangement. The work ships once paid in full.

Shipping and installation

Crating, shipping and installation are quoted for your location on request.

Studio visits

View work in London by appointment. Enquiries: bert@bertgilbert.co.uk