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