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United Kingdom
Sculpture, Metal on Steel
Size: 118.1 W x 127.9 H x 59.1 D in
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Kinetic sculpture. Must be seen in motion, this static image will mean nothing ! See clip on youtube - http://youtu.be/l1mnrthiNAM Fleeting Moment At the waking of a day As sunrise teases dawn Upon us, come what may A fresh and bright new morn` A day to labour, a day to toil A day to love, a day to foil The slipping by of time Within this mortal coil But all seem much the same The flowing sands of time So many we have tamed Alarm bells start to chime Ringing in the ears Reminding us what’s right Dispelling all our fears Giving strength for flight Now this one feels so different With thought it is unique This one is like no other Today we seek the peak Try to find what’s different On this individual day Why this particular moment Has a strange familiar way This current little fragment Of our allotted clock This point of slight division Between past and future docks Then fleeting inspiration On the breeze blows how This moment I’m aware of Is quite simply now Please note it is advised this piece should be delivered and installed by the artist.
Sculpture:Metal on Steel
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:118.1 W x 127.9 H x 59.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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United Kingdom
Simon Meiklejohn is an artist, engineer and maker, his sculpture is widely exhibited and sort after, he has produced numerous public pieces and private commissions, and is highly regarded in the museum world for his specialist object mounts and display structures. He is the founder and director of Vulgar Earth Artists Collective who present topical exhibitions on social, political and environmental issues. Artist statement 2017 - Whimsy, pure and fine. Art performs many subtle and dramatic roles in our society. It is a varying and multifaceted thing, and its forms overlap, compliment and sometimes oppose each other. I too am not one fixed and constant thing, I have different heads, moods and motivations that influence my work. Of these many forms I see areas that I move between. There is a whimsy, a humour and a child like playfulness, that sometimes takes the lead. In it’s way I feel it is very important, we should not be too grown up and serious all of the time, we should have moments of silliness and be acquainted with the child’s innocence and purity, I think it is important for perspective and scale, and indeed mental health. There is also what I might refer to as pure art, that is, the pursuit of beauty, in all it’s aspects; form, colour, texture, movement and sound. These are the things that enrich our lives, quietly in the background, they ask nothing of us, they force no agenda. They are the glimpses of beauty that are caught in the corner of your eye. They are the tranquility that you do not realise you are watching, while your mind is miles away, either dealing with a problem or being momentarily and happily vacant. And then there is that, emotive, noble and ignoble thing we call fine art. I define it; if this is possible, as art that wishes to impart meaning, topic or emotion. It is a mixture of the whimsy and the pure, with politics and philosophy, propaganda and advertising, psychiatry, psychology and sociology, ideology and humanity. It is discussion and argument, postulation and ridicule, it plays on emotion, it questions concepts, it underlines and highlights, it is moot. In this last area is my passion, in this area I am most complete, every aspect of me is encompassed here, as an artist, as a maker, and as a human being. This is where I explore my concerns, my frustrations and my observations, but this would not be possible in isolation, without the level and balance of the other areas I also occupy.
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