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About

mark-portraitEmerging 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. You are excited and talkative, eager to share the visionary experience with others.

For Avis, each piece takes shape quite literally in his hands, growing with a life of its own into something unrepeatable. The process is slow and intricate, yet he creates extraordinary forms in hand-crafted, hand-polished iron. The Iron Clocks series is a completely new concept, never seen before.

Clock specialists, connoisseurs and art collectors around the world appreciate the unique nature of Avis’ creations. Access to his work is virtually impossible, as he accepts only a few individual commissions and creates series pieces in very low numbers.


Time is an Abstract Concept

Born in 1966, Mark is a contemporary artist, based in Newark, Nottinghamshire, who designs inspirational clocks made from steel. Influenced by Gaudi and Spanish surrealist, Dali, Mark began to conceive an image of a melting clock, created from iron, but sculpted to large proportions. His first Iron Clock in the series, known as 'Gaia', was completed nearly four years ago.

Mark has produced a series of six sculptures to date, which have attracted tremendous interest and critical acclaim. Each sculpture is original, shaped with distinctive markings that, when viewed as a whole, represent what Mark refers to as 'a human form fitting the proportions of people'.

With each Iron Clock, Mark has distorted the notion of time by creating an incredible melting effect that is both visually arresting and technically superb. As the series has progressed, Mark's artistic vision has become increasingly complex, inviting different interpretations as more intricate detail is added. This creates additional depth and dimension to each new sculpture, that further disrupts our traditional concept of time as each Iron Clock tells its own individual story.

Fragmentation contrasts sharply with fluidity in his latest creation 'Cronus', where the juxtaposition of time and nature are beautifully realised.

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