Abstract Standing Simple Garden statue, for Outdoors Outside in the Garden or Yard by Simon Hempsell.
He first became aware of Samarkand whilst on holiday in Estonia. On the bookshelf in the house was was an old soviet era book on ancient buildings of the Mongul / Persian influenced areas of the former Soviet Union. Couldn’t read a word but the photos of the buildings amazed him, never knowing that anything like it existed in this part of the world.
The basic concept for the piece has been his sketchbook for a while but Simon felt it needed something to give it a lift. The photos of Samarkand sparked an interest in the mosaic patterns of Persia, being very structured in layout they appealed to his graphics background with designs based on a formal grid layout.
The sculpture consist’s of two interlocking pieces to form a self supporting cross shape. The first piece has been created thick 10mm steel to give to substance and is being allowed to rust naturally forming a richly colored patina.
The sculpture can be made in a variety of materials, a bronze version which develops a rich turquoise patina with the inner surfaces of the pattern treated with gold leaf look quite stunning and would truly reflect the vibrant colors of Persia.
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Samarkand (Outdoor Yard Abstract Steel sculpture)
by Simon Hempsell
£2,750
Born in Yorkshire Simon studied graphics and photography at Sheffield Polytechnic, moving to the south coast in the 90’s, working…
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