Clocks from MAD Sculptures
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Mark’s Iron Clocks are distinctly individual. Named after mythological characters, each clock possesses an extraordinary melting effect, reflecting the artist’s fascination with nature’s cycle and the immortality of time itself.
The first clock in the series is known as ‘Gaia’. Working intuitively, without sketches, Mark naturally devised a three dimensional form by shaping and layering the metal to create the impression of folds and overlaps within the sculpture.
moreMark Avis – Creator of MAD Sculptures
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Since April 2005 Mark has been trading as Mark Avis Designs & Sculptures Ltd produding Limited Edition Series of his Sculptures in Bronze and Hand Polished Aluminium…
We have now established a small network of exclusive stockists to sell Mark Avis’ work, please contact us for further details.
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Atlas – The Aluminium Clock
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The latest and most revered of Mark’s creations – ‘Atlas’. Presented in hand-polished aluminium for a mirror finish that guarantees to catch the eye of any passer-by.
moreCronus – The Steel Clock
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Cronus
‘Cronus’ is the latest creation in a series of Iron Clocks produced by Mark Avis. Standing at over seven feet, ‘Cronus’ is Mark’s most ambitious sculpture to date.
As Mark himself admits ‘this has been my most challenging creation yet – the contrast between the fractured sides of the clock and the soft, melting effect, was a completely new idea that I wanted to convey’.
moreTitan – “Born of Gaia” The Iron Clocks
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Titan “born of Gaia” – a unique creation story in the artist’s own words.
This was definitely my biggest challenge yet. I wanted this sculpture to be distinctly different from my previous creations, yet have the overall sense of the melting effect that my other Iron Clocks also possess.
The concept of movement and fluidity have been an important feature in all my work.
Zeus – “My Favourite” The Iron Clocks
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I think of this Iron Clock as my “show stopper”.
The third in this series of clocks, it was to be my tallest and heaviest by far …and it had to be ready in time to be shown at an important exhibition. I’m glad to say that I finished it just in time.
To create its huge form, I made some rough calculations on paper, scaling up the dimensions of the previous two Iron Clocks. But then I put the figures to one side, because I work much better by intuition.
moreApollo – “The Explorer” The Iron Clocks
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A unique creation story in the artist’s own words…
When I told my wife about my Iron Clock dream, she thought that I had a mantle clock in mind! Instead, as you can see from this lovely Iron Clock, I created a timepiece on a far larger scale.
I woke up one night staring hard at the curtains in our bedroom, focussing on the way the material folds and overlaps. My thoughts were all muddled up at the time – something about working with hot iron, and how everything deteriorates
morePhoenix – “From The Ashes” The Iron Clocks
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Phoenix “From The Ashes” – a unique creation story in the artist’s own words.
I always smile when I think back to the making of this Iron Clock. 
It was only the second clock in this series, so all the challenges of creating my first Iron Clock were fresh in my mind. I had sketched out some ideas of how to realise this new creation – and I hoped that these notes would save me repeating previous mistakes.
moreGaia – “From the Earth” The Iron Clocks
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Gaia “from the earth” — A unique creation story in the artist’s own words.
This was the first Iron Clock that I ever made, although the idea had been alive in my mind for a very long time.
The inspiration for this sculpture evolved from my personal fascination with the cycle of life and the immortality of time itself. Everybody and everything finally melts away into the abyss of time, only to re-evolve from the earth as some other new life form.
moreSparks of Genius
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Emerging as one of the most important sculptors in this medium, Mark Avis works with a tremendous energy and passion. His creations cannot be shown on paper or in sketches. They only come alive when machine hits metal and the sparks fly.
Impressive and strong in character, his extraordinary sculptures in the form of clocks also express an intricacy and attention to detail consistent with every piece created by this visionary artist.
Avis’ work is to be experienced rather than seen. It stops you in your tracks. You want to touch and feel it.
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