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Sculpture, Bronze on Bronze
Size: 32.6 W x 37 H x 4.7 D in
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I am intrigued by the mechanics of natural forms and the way they contribute to the aesthetic appearance of a plant or animal. I am fascinated by the juxtaposition of the alien and yet familiar, the alliance of science and nature, so the fractal spiral occurs in my bronze ‘Ammonite Slice’ Sculpture and this mathematical form- the Fibonacci sequence, is found from the ancient ammonite fossil to the tips of the unfurling fern. In ‘Ammonite Slice’ Sculpture, I juxtapose contrasting and complimentary materials and colours. The bronze with verdigris patination gives a muted turquoise colour blending with a landscape while still making a distinct statement. Plated with gold, the high points shimmer and glow, creating soft & subtle light when the shy is overcast, bright and intense when the sun’s rays light the piece. I cast the bronze myself and love to see the flow of the liquid as it fills the idea of the once ancient cavities that are opposed in direction on the outside of the ammonite from the inside. The holes within the piece symbolise our connection and yet disjunction from the once prolific.
Sculpture:Bronze on Bronze
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:11
Size:32.6 W x 37 H x 4.7 D in
Frame:Not applicable
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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I love to work in the medium of metals for their gravity and endurance, my quest is to morph this inert, cold medium into natural forms, that both feel and respect the echo of nature and exude a tactile epoch of time. I find when shaping the medium, it is often transformed from the original concept into something quite different- a process reminiscent of nature adapting and evolving to achieve form and function. I love to explore themes of nature and science (as both benign and threatening forces), my place within them and the passage of time. Metal lends itself to emulate the structural form that Nature took millennia to perfect from a leaf, fish, or tree. Intangible connections intrigue me, particularly in how an entity exists as a component in a hierarchy of collectives as evidenced in Wave, a 10-metre wave of 3,000 fish which at first glance is an installation of great beauty, but litter can be seen scattered among the fish - a stark reminder of the damage currently being done to our planet. The work, for Norwich Cathedral and the Natural History Museum was a meditation of life on earth, from its origins in the very distant past to our own day, and a reminder of the total dependence all life on this planet has on the generative powers of water and an admonition to heed the warnings of nature. Salvation is a fragmented teardrop representing pain but also water which gives rise to life and growth. I like to use family and my place within it to explore the human condition, the experiences, both joyful and tragic which form the flux and reflux of life. Whilst feeding my baby, the unassuming spoon suddenly became significant, as a means of giving sustenance and independence. The same tool can be alienating as well as vital, as in an infant’s hands, an adult spoon is huge and out of place. This was the starting point for Spoon Bench, as a stainless steel spoon can be so soulless but when exposed to the hand of manufacture it becomes something soft and tactile, the more it is caressed and worn, the softer it feels. The piece is at odds with its place through its size, yet magically levitating, representing the inner joy when nurturing my first born. My Arbour Metallum tree sculpture was inspired by the need to find shade for my new-born son and my role as a father cradling and protecting my family my children like the resolute windswept trees on my native North Norfolk coast.
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