From his early childhood he was fascinated by stone buildings an affection that flows into his artworks where stone architecture is.
Marble and stone sculptures by matthew simmonds.
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.
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.
From his early childhood he was fascinated by stone buildings an affection that flows into his artworks where stone architecture is used.
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.
Feb 23 2017 matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
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.
Matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
Aug 25 2014 matthew simmonds is a sculptor and artist from englang.
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.