Vidente is a sculpture created from recycled steel tubing and pétanque balls. Part of the process is to rebend the tubing to create my desired shapes and lines – as if drawing in space. I am constantly checking the sculpture from different angles making sure it works visually from many viewpoints. Added to this, the time of day or season will change how the sculpture reacts with the surroundings. And to enhance this the steel tubing has been carefully cleaned with fibre pads to a shiny reflective surface that has been protected with a hard wearing baked on clear lacquer. Finally, the chrome finish of the boules create another level of reflection.
The name Vidente that means ’seer’ in Spanish and the adjectives are ’seeing’ and ‘clairvoyant. If type Vidente in Google Images you will see many images of Clairvoyants with their crystal balls that reminded me of the shiny boules. And of course the reflective surface of the sculpture is all about seeing.
Below is a picture of the sculpture just after fabrication and before it was cleaned and sprayed:
Metal sculpture, Recycled Art, Sculpture
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The Chair of Reflection is a new unique, funky and crazy metal chair from Ashwinstudio. It is created from metal tubing and metal boules with a ground reflective finish. The powder coat clear lacquer finish has been backed on and is very hard wearing. The transparent lacquer also allows the carefully made grind marks to shine through, reflecting the sun and surroundings and that, along with the quirky design, make the chair come alive.
Fen Roots is a sculpture commissioned by Wetherspoons pub chain for a new pub opening in the fen town March. The new pub ‘The Hippodrome’ used to be a cinema and is a lovely building with loads of character.
The sculpture is really a continuation of my Fenland Series. In fact, I lived in the Fenland town March for five years and enjoyed many walks through Gault Wood and Norwood Road nature reserve. And this sculpture is inspired by the overgrown areas, the gnarled trees and old roots. Most of all I enjoyed the new growth of spring.
The sculpture is Created from recycled steel tubing and metal pétanque balls. The bare metal finish is lacquered and waxed.
Metal sculpture, Recycled Art, Sculpture
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The Ridger is a mythical bird that, as legend would have it, hunted mercilessly for the potato.
The metal sculpture is created from farm implements; the tail is an old potato fork, the wings are skimmer points from a plough and the head is a ridger for earthing up potatoes.
The B-Chair is another sculptural chair in the tube series:
The title Pax Arva Colat means Let Peace Cultivate the Fields and is the motto of the World Ploughing Organization. The sculpture is created from plough shares.
“And everyone neath their vine and fig tree
shall live in peace and unafraid,
Everyone neath their vine and fig tree
shall live in peace and unafraid.
And into ploughshares beat their swords
Nations shall learn war no more.
And into ploughshares beat their swords
Nations shall learn war no more.”
From the song ‘The Vine and Fig Tree’
My exhibition titled Lost and Foundry will be held at the Williams Art Gallery, Gwydir Street, Cambridge and will feature sculpture and furniture all created from found objects and recycled materials.
Cambridge Arts Movement, Contemporary Furniture, Recycled Art, Sculpture
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Below a series of photos featuring a new glass table, titled Circadian, designed and built by Ashwinstudio.
We did have to overcome a number of obstacles included removing years of soaked in oil from the engine parts. And find a way to weld hardened steel and dissimilar metals – for this we had to purchase specialist welding rods and use advanced techniques, such as preheating, to overcome brittle fracture.
Please note the glass top is recycled and not pristine however we can supply a glass top of your choice – please contact us to discuss options and cost.
And finally a photo of the glass table in progress:
Otherwise known as the Bomford Bench although it could just easily been titled the New Holland Bench…
The Bomford bench is created from scrap farm parts including a Bomford flail skid (the seat), New Holland Combine dividers (the back rest) and shock absorder springs. We have kept the finish as bare metal coated in a clear lacquer.
Here is a few new pics of my sculpture ‘Just Read Your Tweet’
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