Allen Horstmanshof - Sculptor
Windows to the Soul
Artist's Statment on this work:
Made from a beautifully striated piece of Chillagoe marble, this abstract carving is loosely based upon the symbol used by mathematicians and physicists to indicate infinity. Voids in stone let light through the material just as might a window of knowledge let enlightenment into the soul. Voids also suggest eternity
Images captured in late afternoon enhance the yellowness of the stone -
Rear 1
The use of contrasting textures is important in my work with stone, both as a record of the journey taken as well as clearly indicating that this work is not the result of some machine made object. The hand of the artist is thereby clearly evident.
Rear 2
These next two images capture the truer colours of the stone - 
Front 1
Front 2
The Journey:
In the beginning things did not start all that auspiciously when a sizable chunk of origional stone fell off very unexpectedly.
Note for all OHS Freaks- I was wearing steel capped boots at the time this happened, but put on Crocs when taking the picture
After a rethink of where we were going on this journey, the redesigned work started taking shape - Note the small drill hole on the left which is the beginning of the excavation of the large holes through the work.
Copyright 2011 Allen Horstmanshof. All Rights Reserved.
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Images captured in late afternoon enhance the yellowness of the stone -
Rear 1 |
The use of contrasting textures is important in my work with stone, both as a record of the journey taken as well as clearly indicating that this work is not the result of some machine made object. The hand of the artist is thereby clearly evident.
Rear 2 |
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These next two images capture the truer colours of the stone - Front 1 |
Front 2 |
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The Journey: In the beginning things did not start all that auspiciously when a sizable chunk of origional stone fell off very unexpectedly. Note for all OHS Freaks- I was wearing steel capped boots at the time this happened, but put on Crocs when taking the picture
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After a rethink of where we were going on this journey, the redesigned work started taking shape - Note the small drill hole on the left which is the beginning of the excavation of the large holes through the work.
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