Simon Burns-Cox
Mediums Used
Simon Burns-Cox is a professional Sculptor and Letter Carver working in Stone and Marble and is based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop which is an International Centre for Sculptors in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Simon creates Interior and Exterior Garden Sculptures, and makes Handcrafted Bespoke Gravestones, Memorials and Headstones and offers all types of Stone Lettering for Home and Business. Simon also teaches Sculpture and Stone Carving and Stone Letter Carving Courses to groups and individuals throughout the year.
Simon trained formally in Stone Carving in the UK and then went to live in Rome, Italy where he spent nearly four years learning the skills and techniques of Marble Sculpture from Italian craftsmen and artisans. Upon his return to the UK, he worked at The Bath Artists Studios in Bath, England, for six years and then moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is now based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
Simon exhibits and sells his work throughout the UK and overseas.
Simon Burns-Cox is a Member of the following:
Member of The Society of Designer Craftsmen in London
Associate Member of The Letter Exchange
Member of The Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts
Member of Craft UK
Member of Visual Arts Scotland
Member of Creative Scotland
Member of The Bath Society of Artists and was on the section panel for sculpture
Simon Burns-Cox works in Stone and Marble. He particularly enjoys the discipline of Lettering and has an admiration for the work of Eric Gill, the acknowledged master of that craft.
Simon loves working with Marble because of its texture and the potential of its many veins and colours. Although many of his pieces are abstractions, they have their origins in natural forms. Simon wants people to handle them, to look closely, and to be reminded of hidden things in the world around them.
Simon says: “For the Sculptor, it is the challenge of creating something out of an inanimate object that excites. There is a constant need to express oneself and use the stream of ideas to create. Marble is a tactile medium which can reveal secrets during the carving process. It is tender, beautiful and has a lovely relationship with light.”
Sculptures by Simon Burns-Cox
Credentials
Qualifications
Simon Burns-Cox was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and London University. He then trained as a Teacher but decided that school life was not for him so went into the business world eventually becoming Director of a Medical Advertising Agency.
It was at this point Simon`s life changed. Aged 33, he was taken seriously ill with a brain haemorrhage which left him unable to speak for two years. During this bleak period, however, Simon discovered the art of Stone Carving which he found allowed him to express himself at this time and gave him much enjoyment.
When eventually Simon recovered after intensive speech therapy, he decided to train formally in Stone Carving in the UK and then went to Rome, Italy where he spent nearly four years leaning the skills and techniques of Marble Sculpture from Italian craftsmen and artisans.Exhibitions
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Awards
Simon Burns-Cox regularly exhibits in Public and Solo Exhibitions throughout the UK. His work has been selected by the following:
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
The Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh
The Peoples Palace Museum, Glasgow
The Riverside Museum, Glasgow
The Royal West of England Academy Bristol
The Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts
The Society of Scottish Artists and The Henderson Art Shop Prize
The Bath Society of Artists, Bath
The Victoria Art Gallery Bath
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham
The Aesthetic Creative Works Annual 2012 Selected
Visual Arts Scotland
The Scottish Sculpture Park, Argyll
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
He holds several professional memberships which include the following:
Member of The Society of Designer Craftsmen London
Member of The Royal Glasgow Institute of The Fine Arts
Member of Visual Arts Scotland
Member of Creative Scotland
Member of Craft Scotland
Member of The Craft Council UK
Member of The Bath Society of Artists and Simon was on the selection panel for Sculpture
Associate Member of The Letter ExchangePublications
http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/aboutus/documents/talks-and-sermons/
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Moving war sculpture to go on display in Glasgow
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Evening Times 240316
www.scottish-parliament.uk news archive 2014 October
www.poppyscotland.org.uk/sculptures-reflecting-impact-of-war-on-display-at-scottish-parliament,http://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/aboutus/documents/talks-and-sermons/
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/Moving war sculpture to go on display in Glasgow
Herald 240316
Evening Times 240316
www.scottish-parliament.uk news archive 2014 October
www.poppyscotland.org.uk/sculptures-reflecting-impact-of-war-on-display-at-scottish-parliament
Simon Burns-Cox is a professional Sculptor and Letter Carver working in Stone and Marble and is based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop which is an International Centre for Sculptors in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Simon was born in 1962 in Sussex. He was educated at Clifton College Bristol and London University. He then trained as a Teacher but decided that school life was not for him so went into the business world eventually becoming Director of a Medical Advertising Agency in Gloucestershire, England.
It was at this point Simon`s life changed. Aged 33, he was taken seriously ill with a brain haemorrhage which left him unable to speak for two years. During this bleak period, however, Simon discovered the art of Stone Carving which he found allowed him to express himself at this time and gave him much enjoyment.
When eventually Simon recovered after intensive speech therapy, he decided to train formally in Stone Carving in the UK and then went to live in Rome, Italy where he spent nearly four years learning the skills and techniques of Marble Sculpture from Italian craftsmen and artisans.
Upon his return to the UK, Simon worked at The Bath Artists Studios in Bath, England, for six years and then moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is now based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
Simon loves working with Marble because of its texture and the potential of its many veins and colours. Although many of his pieces are abstractions, they have their origins in natural forms. Simon wants people to handle them, to look closely, and to be reminded of hidden things in the world around them.
Simon particularly enjoys the discipline of Lettering and has an admiration for the work of Eric Gill, the acknowledged master of that craft.
Simon Burns-Cox has made the sculpture `FRANCE 1914` in aid of Poppy Scotland to commemorate the ending of The First World War. It is made of Black and Gold Portoro Marble and it was exhibited at the following venues:
The Peoples Palace Museum 2016-17
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow 2017-18
The Riverside Museum, Glasgow 2018-19
At the end of the exhibition, the sculpture was auctioned in aid of the charity.
