From his early childhood he was fascinated by stone buildings an affection that flows into his artworks where stone architecture is used.
Marble and stone sculptures by matthew simmonds.
Artist matthew simmonds creates exquisite marble models of sacred architecture.
Feb 23 2017 matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
Particularly the medieval architecture with its striving to get to a new sophistication of space comes alive in the marble.
Each architectural sculpture exists within raw slabs of stone culminating in awe inspiring works of art that are alluringly ethereal yet inherently grounded in earthly shells.
Inspired by a lifelong fascination with stone buildings and particularly sacred stone architecture british sculptor simmonds matthew carves into marble and stone intricate miniature architectural sculptures.
Simmonds sculptures typically measure between 30 and 50 centimetres in height and each one is crafted within an individual slab of stone sourced from an italian quarry.
Aug 25 2014 matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
After matthew graduated from the university of east anglia in 1984 he has worked on the restoration of several major english national monuments most importantly westminster abbey and.
From his early childhood he was fascinated by stone buildings an affection that flows into his artworks where stone architecture is.
From his early childhood he was fascinated by stone buildings an affection that flows into his artworks where stone architecture is used as a central theme.