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Mark Avis – Creator of MAD Sculptures

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atlaswithmark_bigSince 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.

For further info, please contact:
Marcus Wilkinson
Tel: 07966 154590
Email: info@madsculptures.com

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Cronus – The Steel Clock

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‘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’.

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Zeus – “My Favourite” The Iron Clocks

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I think of this Iron Clock as my “show stopper”.galleryzeuslarge

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.

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Phoenix – “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. gallerypheonixlarge

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.

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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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