Aug 25 2014 matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
Marble and stone sculptures by matthew simmonds.
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.
Artist matthew simmonds creates exquisite marble models of sacred architecture.
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 used.
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.
Artist matthew simmonds creates miniature sculptures that are meticulously carved out of stone and marble as a trained stonemason simmonds focuses on architectural stone carving with a special interest in sacred architecture.
Matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
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.
Particularly the medieval architecture with its striving to get to a new sophistication of space comes alive in the marble.
His small scale artworks are self described internal worlds and each one of the pieces explores themes such as the play of light and shadow as well as the.