0.95 Blue painted Oak leaf design with Oak plinth
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‘Release’ was a piece conceived over the national lockdown period, it has a delicate ethereal presence in the landscape and uses the iconic Dandelion Seed as a symbol of rebirth, growth and freedom. Natures will to survive is a recurring theme in my work and it is my hope that this piece encapsulates a sense of optimism and hope for the future.
I am continually inspired by natural forms and never more so with this sculpture. I had to mimic the weighting of the Dandelion seed in order to make this piece move; the exact balance between the weight of my pappus, its wind resistance and its counterbalanced seed pod had to be found.
What appeared at first to be a straightforward task has taken months to achieve. Indeed if it were not for the lockdown allowing a greatly extended period of experimentation, I may well have conceded that it was an impossible task. To add to this mix of physics, balance and design is the aesthetics of the sculpture which had to constantly evolve in reaction to the very fine parameters I was working within.
I did wondered at first why I had not come across a kinetic moving Dandelion seed before and months later I think I know why.
Each element is balanced to within a fraction of a gram so that the seeds appear to float as if taken by the breeze, they are so finely balanced that the weight of rain drops significantly alters the balance, just as in nature. If the pappus is too large it is too heavy and would require a huge counterweight, if the pappus is too small there is not enough wind resistance to overcome the inertia in the bearings. The counterweight is filled with lead, allowing me to weight this to a single gram.
The sculpture has had to evolve and has been fine tuned to overcome all obstacles, something which nature has done with design perfection, a design blueprint which is locked away in its DNA.
When the wind blows there are innumerable patterns created by the multiple articulated bearing points, it is a piece that reveals itself slowly allowing space for contemplation. I feel it is sculpture that is full of joy and all the more so for the difficulty of its creation.
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Moved gently in the wind with panels flickering colour.
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Freefall is one of David’s smaller pieces of work. David has achieved a wonderful natural and breathtaking movement within this Sculpture and a beautiful representation of his signature, the Sycamore Seed.
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A scaled down version of ‘Kinetic Seed Sculpture’, ‘Sycamore Seed Sculpture’ has all the dynamic movement of my larger piece but on a scale to suite a smaller garden. Sycamore Seed Sculpture is now in it’s Second Edition, the new edition has a larger more detailed Wing.
Second Edition of 25.
This work is a twofold homage to nature; the seed form and the wind. In the natural world, the two work in perfect harmony, the seed having evolved over millions of years into a finely tuned wing.
This harmony is present throughout nature, it is harmony that we humans strive for, and sometimes struggle to find. I hope that my sculpture is a fascinating and peaceful work that points towards a simpler relationship with the world.
Weathering Steel (cor-ten) is a steel alloy which acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time. It’s surface has a matt textured finish with a wonderful depth of colour which changes from a light orange to a deep purple over the decades.
Galvanised Steel with a mordent finish leaves a soft textured matt surface with a wonderfully interesting pewter/lead colouring that will darken when wet.
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The Expedition
Stainless steel
180cm high on frame 125cm x 160cm
Balloon 35cm diameter
£2600
The Expedition consists of two mice off to outer Mongolia hunting for famed Yak cheese. They look
excited as they set off but I fear they may be disappointed. They misheard the explorer talking about the cheese in outer Mongolia. What he actually said was that the cheese he had tasted was YUK cheese. The balloon is hooked on a stainless steel sprung rod so it can move up and down and side to side a little in the breeze.
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Snaptime with a view
Stainless steel and galvanised steel
180cm high on frame 125cm x 160cm
£2600
Pete Rogers: “Snaptime with a view is a play on the famous steeplejacks on a girder picture called ‘High Tea’. It consists of two mice on a girder having their snap. Not sure what the voluble, cheese holding, mouse is saying, but the other one drinking tea looks a bit thoughtful, bored or worried! The Faux cables from a crane high above are actually hooked onto a springy frame and can dance a bit in the breeze.
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The Adventurers check out a new planet
Stainless steel 180cm high on frame 125cm x 160cm
The mice on a flying saucer are checking out a new planet. There is a technological dichotomy in that the mice on the high tech flying saucer are using a telescope to scan the planet and a butterfly net to sample the air. The mouse commander under the plastic dome is using a steering wheel. The plastic dome can be easily lifted off to clean or remove condensation. The spaceship balances on a flexible wand and can move up and down in the breeze as well as rotate 360 degrees.
The spaceship weighs 10Kg
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Hand that Caught Me Falling (Left)
Dims – 50 x 50 x 45 cm
Mats – Bronze, Acrylic & Stainless Steel
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