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Fine, this is not the whole picture - there are a whole host of reasons why we're setting up a sculpture garden in France. There is the opportunity to work with one of the world's top garden designers, the highly decorated James Basson. He started working on the gardens a decade ago, so to slot our sculpture into this mature and stunning space has been a joy.</div>
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Patrick Hurst's piece reflects the dappled shade of the silver birch trees.<br />
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Judging is this morning, so we're keeping everything crossed for Alan.<br /> <br />
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<br />Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-79353004584039435292015-05-08T05:17:00.004-07:002015-05-08T05:20:36.383-07:00Wire pieces by Rupert Till.<br />
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I love the wire figures of Rupert Till. His work is a collection of natural forms, primarily animals to date but with a recent steer towards geometry in nature; snail shells, mussels (as right).<br />
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Our commission for the Viking River Cruises garden is finally complete! A huge amount of time spent cutting, welding, hammering and polishing over the past few months has resulted in something we're hugely proud of.</div>
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Patrick Hurst has created something wonderful, a fusion of the classical with the contemporary, the Viking myth of Njord & Skadi with lines and mirror-polished steel. It is the marriage of two forms; each an abstract response to the homes of these two Norse gods. Made from two sheets of mirror
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Alan Gardener's garden could not be coming at a more perfect time, with the launch of his upcoming television show 'The Autistic Gardener' mere weeks away. In this show the award-winning garden designer leads a team of autistic green
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For more information on Patrick's piece you can contact us directly on enquiries@marshallmurray.co.uk, to see more of his work please visit his gallery page <a href="http://www.marshallmurray.co.uk/sculpture/by-artist/item/62-patrick-hurst" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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This Spring we shall be working with Barclays' Little Book Of Wonders to host a rather wonderful event at the Chelsea Flower Show.</div>
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Our annual presence at the show, and network of garden designers and artists who have become close friends over our years of operating, gives us the ability to throw unique behind-the-scenes access to our clients. Small groups of Barclays' clients will gain from this come May, with hosted trips around the show and introductions to the many artists and designers showcasing their talents.</div>
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Well, work continues apace at Patrick Hurst's studio. We're around 60 days from the Flower Show and the piece is coming together rather well.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was contacted last year by a wonderful garden designer, the rather appropriately-named Alan Gardener. He will soon be seen on Chanel 4's prime time show "<a href="http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/channel-4-commissions-the-autistic-gardener" target="_blank">The Autistic Gardener</a>", and had been selected by Viking River Cruises to design their show garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I selected a number of artists who worked in mediums that would compliment the materials of the garden and, after a very difficult tendering process with some fantastic submissions, ended up selecting a piece by the fantastic Patrick Hurst. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Rather hysterically this in part involved the Gods making her laugh, which Loki managed by tying one end of a length of rope to his testicles and the other to a goat, with whom he then engaged in a tug of war. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"They first went to live at her father’s home in Jotunheim. However, the
howling of the wolves and the wind were too loud for Njord to sleep, and
after nine nights they left. Next they went to his home at Noatun, but
Skadi could not sleep there for the crying of the seagulls, and flashing
of the sun on the waves irritated her. They parted amicably, and agreed
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<span style="font-size: small;">Patrick played with two forms, </span>each an abstract response to their homes made from two sheets of mirror
polished stainless steel standing parallel to each other on a stainless
steel square base, painted a deep inky blue on the internal faces
representing the deep blue of the sea and the darkness of the starry
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Over time this has evolved into one form combining both the mountain and
wave shapes, with their constellation punched through the steel. The profile of the sculpture resembles the prow of Viking's new
ocean-going luxury liner, the steel picks out the materials of the
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finding the ideal piece and place for a garden is what why I founded the gallery, and this feels like a perfect example of what we do. Working with such a fantastic designer and world-class cruise liner at the most prestigious exterior design show in the country has been a genuine pleasure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Patrick is now hard at work building the piece and I shall keep you updated with his progress via this blog and our social media pages. I sincerely hope that we shall see some of you at the show where you can see the end result of a lot of hard work from all sides. You can see more of Patrick's work at our <a href="http://www.marshallmurray.co.uk/riverhill" target="_blank">sculpture garden</a> in Kent, and if either the process of commissioning new artworks or the purchasing of limited editions from some of the country's best artists interests you then we can be contacted via our <a href="http://www.marshallmurray.co.uk/contact" target="_blank">website</a>. </span></div>
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Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-43138504647376781622014-12-23T09:04:00.000-08:002015-02-06T09:04:27.706-08:00NSPCCs' The Great British Chefs event 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This December we again were very happy to be able to support the fantastic work of the NSPCC's Great British Chef's Dinner.<br />
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issues dealt with include child abuse, bullying, mental illness,
parental separation or divorce, pregnancy and substance misuse.</span><br />
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This year's event was a roaring success, and raised over £185,000 for a fantastic cause. Our lots were kindly donated by <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://marshallmurray.co.uk/sculpture/by-artist/item/57-toby-smith" target="_blank">Toby Smith</a>, <a href="http://marshallmurray.co.uk/sculpture/by-artist/item/28-paul-ridyard" target="_blank">Paul Ridyard</a> and <a href="http://marshallmurray.co.uk/sculpture/by-artist/item/18-guy-stevens" target="_blank">Guy Stevens</a>, and we also included a guided tour of our <a href="http://marshallmurray.co.uk/riverhill" target="_blank">sculpture garden</a> in Sevenoaks.</span><br />
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run the follow-up workshops, a child came up to me in the workshop and
said, 'Since I listened to you in the hall last week I have called
ChildLine about stuff...I
was a bit scared but the lady on the phone was really nice, she
listened to me, just like it said in the film!...I've got the number
written down safely, but I can remember the number using my fingers like
you showed us'."
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Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-38010061949087626182014-06-11T00:33:00.000-07:002014-06-27T00:34:48.489-07:00The National Sculpture SymposiumWell, months of planning are finally almost upon us! We are very exited to be co-hosting The National Sculpture Symposium along with Riverhill House and Forum, which launches in early July.<br />
Supported by the Chelsea Arts Club Trust and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, this promises to be a vibrant and enthralling few days.<br />
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The brief was for artists to create sculpture in response to the estate, both her rich history and wild beauty. Having seen the proposals we could not be more excited to see the finished works, the way in which the brief was interpreted by each artist was rather inspiring.<br />
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Six selected artists will participate in the National Sculpture Symposium to be held from the 27th
June until 6th July, at Riverhill, Himalayan Gardens in association
with Forum, Riverhill House and London Sculpture Workshop. The symposium will
consist of a 10 day residency in which the selected artists will each
make a new piece of work in an open-to-the-public workshop space.<br />
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After a tough selection between diverse and varied artistic proposals,
Julian Wild, Director of Forum and sculptor, Oliver Hawkins, Director of
Marshall Murray and Alma Zevi, Curator and writer, have made their
final decision.<br />
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The artists picked are:<br />
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Edward Jones http://www.ed-jones.com/ <br />
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Steve Hurtado http://www.stevehurtado.com/<br />
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Sol Bailey Barker http://solbaileybarker.tumblr.com/<br />
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Jane Phillips http://janeelodiephillips.wix.com/janephillips<br />
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Katie Hayward http://katiehayward.co.uk/<br />
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Patrick Hurst http://www.patrickhurstart.com/<br />
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London Sculpture Workshop will be providing an open workshop space
during the Symposium. London Sculpture Workshop is London's first open
access sculpture workshop with exceptional facilities for artists/makers
and those interested in making work in 3D
http://londonsculptureworkshop.org/<br />
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During the symposium, we will organise discussions between the artists,
members of the public and curators. Evening events will include
theatrical productions at Riverhill, barbecues and a closing party and
press launch.<br />
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At the end of the Symposium, the sculptures will be part
of an exhibition at Riverhill for the duration of summer 2014. We then
plan to take the exhibition on tour to Kensington and Chelsea in 2015.<br />
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There are still some passes available for the launch of this event on Sunday 6th of July, if you would care to attend then please contact us directly on enquiries@marshallmurray.co.uk.<br />
<br />Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-88582907174910563512014-01-29T08:12:00.001-08:002014-01-29T08:16:13.152-08:00Sergei Chepik retrospective.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Plios</i>, 1985</td></tr>
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I had an incredibly fun evening last night at an exhibition that I urge
you to see. Sergei Chepik is one of modern Russia's finest painters
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to see a large portion of his work in one place. The show is free and the gallery space is gorgeous.</div>
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His inspirations are disparate; from his love for Paris (he became a French citizen for the last few decades of his life) to circus scenes, landscape and the way we see dreams. His series on the Pont Neuf were perhaps my highlight of the show, twisted city scapes in vibrant colour, though I also found myself going back repeatedly to 'Plios' (right) as something in the the colours and tranquility of this early work hit a chord.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Self portrait with Petrushka</i>, 1989</td></tr>
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Some works left me conflicted, 'Dream of Kings' (below) was a perspective on our British Royal family that was at once sympathetic and deeply critical. Whether it was raising the point that the weight of the crown must weigh doubly on the heads of the royals, or a comment on the excessive and dangerous nature of such power imbued in one family is left to the viewer. </div>
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The exhibition, taking place from this evening at the Mall Galleries (http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/) is being run by the Catto Gallery (http://www.cattogallery.co.uk/), a rather fantastic gallery in Hampstead with whom we may soon be collaborating. It runs until the 13th of February, so if you find yourself in central London then do pop in and let us know your thoughts and favourites.</div>
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The show is curated in broadly chronological fashion, and it is wonderful to see the evolution of an artist that is so hard to categorise into any particular school. </div>
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Fascinating evening, one aided no doubt by great company, champagne and canapes - though very naughty of me to drink on a 'school night'...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Let there be light,</i> 1997</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the end of last year I was invited to the Great British Chef's Dinner, in support of <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Childline<span style="font-size: small;">, the UK’s free, confidential 24-hour helpline and online service for children and young people, provided by the NSPCC</span></span></span></div>
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The format of the evening was an auction running concurrently with a four course meal by some truly remarkable British chefs. Paul Foster, Matthew Tomkinson, Michael Smith and Josh Eggleton, each award-winners in their own right, took on a course that used exclusively British ingredients to create one of the finest meals this humble writer can recall.</div>
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We were asked earlier in 2013 whether we might show our support of their work with a donation of an auction lot, which we were very happy to offer. </div>
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Guests were (both sensibly and gratefully) plied with champagne and perfectly-matched wines throughout the evening, while tablet devices were placed conveniently close by on each table via which one could place bids on the various lots. The highest bidder's were update in real time which introduced a really fun element of competition to proceedings. These two factors conspired to compel me into purchasing a gym membership<br />
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The evening raised over £120,000 for Childline, which I think is an incredible effort by all those involved and something we shall certainly continue to support.</div>
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If you would like to do likewise then you can learn more about their great projects, make charitable donations or put forward charity lots from your own company for future events via their website at:</div>
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Oliver - Director.</div>
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At Marshall Murray one of our stated aims is to bring on and nurture the future of British artists and designers. We shall be running exhibitions of fresh talent at various upcoming exhibitions, running competitions to gain entry to some of the country's most respected shows and helping artists and artisans to find studio space and a platform through our collaboration with Riverhill Gardens. Well, here's a really fun example of what kids can do if given a voice.</div>
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We recently set a challenge to the design department at Trinity School (www.trinity-school.org/) to design one of our six mini-gardens at the Hampton Court Flower Show. The students were given some examples of the sculpture that we would be showing, and the brief was to create a 2x2m space with their chosen piece and then dressed how they saw fit.</div>
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Water and simple planting accent the grass ledges. This would have worked really well with the industrial artwork by Julian Wild. The school have plans to build this design in miniature, which I'm really looking forward to seeing. Amazing facilities at that school, I was impressed with my DT's department having a bandsaw - this lot have 3D printers and access to some amazing bits of kits.</div>
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The winning entry was from Euan Baird, who detailed a simple rosemary hedge that would compliment the tones of the stone wonderfully, plus an interesting take on a viewing platform to see the marble piece (by Paul VanStone) from various heights.</div>
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Special mention also goes to Josh Kenny, his planting plan and mood board were excellent examples.</div>
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We are also doing a similar exercise with a primary school in Frant - they have been set the challenge of replicating any of our artworks in any material they so choose. The results will doubtless be equal part inspiring and adorable, so watch this space!</div>
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Well, our sculpture garden is now in full swing. There are around 40 of
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Riverhill House is an amazing estate, there are more details on an earlier blog about the collaboration (http://marshallmurray.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/escape-to-country.html). Right now both the bluebells are and the rhododendrons are out in force. Couldn't ask for a more perfect setting for some gorgeous contemporary art.<br />
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There are lots of events planned for this season, from evenings with notable sculptors to those in which you can take part in the creation of art under the guidance of some of Britain's finest sculptors.<br />
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The gardens are open much of the week, for details you can see their opening times <a href="http://www.riverhillgardens.co.uk/new-yourvisit.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Sculpture maps and guides are available at the ticket kiosk, there is a wonderful coffee shop and cafe. It is also a fantastic place for the family, with children's events and safe play areas throughout the grounds.<br />
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To see a short video of the gardens, as well as some of our pieces, please see the following video:<br />
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Well, it's two days before the build starts for the Chelsea Flower Show 2013 and I feel old.<br />
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I'm sure that this is partly to do with the fact that it is 07:00 and I've been at the desk for a couple of hours already, enough to add decades to any man. Largely though it is the result of an inability to believe that it has been a whole year since I was facing the exciting terror of entering my first ever CFS build. Time's covert progression never ceases to amaze me, if it were not for the growing community of grey hairs peppering my temples I would assume that someone had been playing with my desktop calendar.<br />
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12 months have passed - Chelsea is the highlight of my year and this
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Australia. It has all of the structural strength of a typical concrete,
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I love the patterns carved into the surface of the concrete, the vibrancy of the light paths and erratic colours. I'll keep you posted re; the design as it progresses, in the meantime enjoy these shots of previous applications.</div>
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"<i>We're born alone, we live alone and we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for a moment that we're not alone</i>"</div>
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The ease with which we can visit international friends or family, or make use of a world of incredible ways with which to communicate, can make us at times complacent about the threat of disconnection. Social media has exploded onto the public consciousness, allowing us to honestly claim a network of hundreds, perhaps thousands of friends. Yet loneliness appears to be rising almost as steadily as our proximity to our neighbours shrinks. How is it that as we live closer together we are pulled apart?</div>
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A study in 2009 by the BBC looking at life in the UK attempted to create a loneliness index to chart social fragmentation, to see where the highest concentration of people that felt drastically disconnected from their community lived. Data was driven from census information taken in 1971 and 2001, the study then ranked places using a formula based on the proportion of people in an area who are single, those who live alone, the numbers in private rented accommodation and those who have lived there for less than a year. The higher the proportion of people in those categories, the less rooted the community, according to social scientists. They refer to it as the level of "anomie" or the "feeling of not belonging". </div>
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Two findings are immediately apparent: The weakest communities in 1971 were significantly stronger than any community thirty years later. Cities appear to create the least cohesive communities.</div>
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This trend has caused a reaction in a number of artists to try and use art to both raise awareness of this increasingly modern phenomenon and to provoke a reaction, to use their work to inspire retaliation. </div>
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Julian Wild is a new addition to our stable of artists, his work explores this principle of our connection to those around us. His 2009 project "Making a Connection" created vast communal pieces of art using everyday, low cost materials. Hundreds of people came together in venues across the UK to build undirected structures, free flowing and unbounded. 300 metres of plumber's pipe was assembled and then collapsed by an eclectic mix of all sections of society, the creation process as much of the artwork as the piece.</div>
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This theme of interaction between objects continues throughout Julian's work. Small pieces of granular materials are fused together to create a line of work he titled 'Systems'. Conjuring images of machinery and function, this description perfectly captures the industrial feel of modern life that has led to our increasing sense of ennui and disconnection.</div>
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We shall also be running a sister project to the "Making a Connection", creating vast and snaking structures within woodlands, open ground, through collapsed buildings, the opportunity is incredibly exciting and I shall keep you posted. If you would like to get involved then do contact us to be put on the mailing list, collaborating with an artist of Julian's calibre in creating something beautiful on the grounds of a Kentish estate is a rare opportunity, one for which cannot wait.</div>
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Thanks for reading and remember, if the theme of loneliness rings true with you then simply remember the words of D.H Lawrence:<br />
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Like anyone, I suppose, there are days (usually on weekends or very late at night) when I sit at my desk and wonder if the juice is worth the squeeze? </div>
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Grand Designs is one of my absolute favourite shows. Like many others I find it fascinating to watch the human drama of couples struggling against the elements, the budget, rising stress levels and the thousands of design decisions with no 'right answer' is great TV. It also combines the joy of peeking over your neighbour's fence, snooping around someone else's house and critiquing other people's aesthetic choices. </div>
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That I find these past times so fascinating perhaps explains why I don't get invited to many dinner parties? Hmmmm. </div>
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The plot is an atypical shape, over 100m long but only around 8m wide. Ana's design turned this problem into an opportunity by building a space made up of several garden rooms, delineated with sharp geometric forms in soft and hard landscaping. </div>
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From a partitioning wall with a rectangular aperture, to clipped box hedging and squared-off seating, the lines of the garden mirror the very contemporary house. </div>
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The front end of the plot was planted to resemble an orchard/ woodland, the main terrace closest to the house a more ordered and hard landscaped area with chimney and formal seating. This worked very well for sculpture as it gave areas of the garden the feel of a gallery, with the more relaxed feel of a sculpture garden thrown in for good measure.</div>
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The tones of the house are restricted to two two dominant colours; the cool grey of the architectural frames and a pale cream render. I used these to inform the curation process, selecting a beautiful marble and pewter piece by Peter Brooke-Ball, a simple slate and steel circle by Tom Stogdon and a series of playful wire sculptures by Rachel Ducker. Rachel's sense of movement and lightness, wind-blown hair and semi-opacity, worked well with the open plan and airy property.</div>
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In the orchard section I went for a simple oak bench and slate sun dial, gorgeously engraved by Martin Cook in his nearby Oxfordshire studio. His work graces the British Library, 'Little Sparta' (Ian Hamilton-Finlay's masterpiece) and he recently sold work to no less than our beloved Queen.</div>
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The clients have built a home that worships the plot on which it sits. The open expanse of the the Thames is breathtaking and they therefore chose to keep the deck simple and unobstructed; a glass wall of the balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows brings the water into the kitchen. </div>
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clients could not have been more pleasant and accommodating, both art
lovers and clearly in love with the home that they had created. Finding
art for passionate people makes the late nights and weekends all
worthwhile. Showing our art on national television, well, that's just a
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Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-51964072704217336552012-07-20T08:01:00.002-07:002012-07-20T08:01:28.745-07:00RHS Tatton GardensAnother week and another fun trip to an RHS flower show, this time up in the north on the grounds of Tatton Park. While the weather may not have been anything to write home about, some of the gardens certainly were worth blogging about.<br />
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I made the 8 hour round trip partially to meet new designers and sculptors, but largely to witness 1st hand the gold winning medal of my good friend and outstanding designer Alan Gardener (I know, wonderfully appropriate name. Thank goodness his surname wasn't 'Murderer'). His garden, inspired by and representative of an orchestra pit, did not disappoint.<br />
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Tall spires of tubing exploding out from a sloped bed of vibrant colour, as the wind passes over the top the varying heights play a gorgeous melody, in tune with the gentle undulations of the grass planting. Squint your eyes and the sections of the orchestra are laid out in colour; the large base drums of the box balls, the delicate flowers of the string section and the high notes of the woodwind filling in the spaces. I love Ipe (sometime known as Brazillian Walnut) as a wood, the simple colour of the conductor's podium was a great foil to the colours of the planting. I thought that this was a wonderful interpretation of the brief and thoroughly deserved the gold.<br />
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This garden showcased Alan's playful sense of humour as well as his adoration and expert knowledge of plants while, at the same time, was confident in its simplicity and kept to a limited palette of foliage and textures. I cannot wait to see his next one!<br />
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There were also some great displays from the RHS' Young Designers category, I thought that all 3 were outstanding and learned that the difference between 1st & 2nd place was a mere point. My favourite (just about) was Katherine Wills' "A Prison Garden", shown below.<br />
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Gorgeous, great seating, geometric ground plan - this ticked a lot of my boxes and had the added bonus of an inspiring story (the garden was built by offenders, the colour scheme one used by institutions to calm aggressive behaviours). London-based Katherine was very unlucky to miss out on winning the Young Designer of the Year, though to be fair she was up against a worthy adversary in the shape of Tristen Knight.<br />
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His garden was based on the industrial architecture on brownfield sites in Victorian and 20th
century Britain. These sites, often neglected and unloved can be
transformed into gardens of great beauty and he reflects this in his
garden perfectly. 'Brownfield Beauty' was both innovative and attractive, with 100% upcycled furniture from Thomas Bramwell (whom we have the privilege of representing, more info to follow).<br />
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I didnt' see much in the way of sculpture that I fell in love with, but it's wonderful to see young British talent on display and, who knows, some of these designers may source Marshall Murray pieces in their future masterpieces?<br />
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Thanks to the RHS for the tickets (and the coffee!), especially to Rachel Horsely who organises a fantastic show. The show runs until this Sunday if you have the time.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Show-Tatton-Park/2012" target="_blank">Link to the RHS Tatton Gardens page</a><br />
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<br />Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-49694136383908248902012-07-06T08:09:00.002-07:002012-07-06T08:09:54.508-07:00"Riot of Colour" - the RHS goes all guerilla.At Hampton Court Flower Show this year I saw a show garden as striking as it is thought provoking - The Edible Bus Stop garden "Riot of Colour". <br />
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The garden was inspired by the shocking events of last summer, the planting described as a representation of the riots. A burned out telephone box and london taxi burst with plants, nature reclaiming them and transforming them into something quite beautiful. To the rear of the plot a wall is covered in vibrant graffiti, framed by sumptuous climbers. <br />
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A solitary hornbeam (carpinus betulus) grows out of the tarmac road, the double yellow lines flow into an ingenious bench that wraps around the trunk - nature and urban development in harmony rather than at odds. I love this idea and think it sums up much of what the message that designers are trying to convey - turning urban into urbane. <br />
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The garden's aim is to raise awareness of a larger project. The Edible Bus Stop originated as an act of 'guerrilla gardening' (gardening on land that the gardeners do not have legal right to use, often an abandoned site or area not cared for by anyone) intended to improve the quality of life for local London residents by growing edibles at a South London bus stop. Their belief is that "a brutal landscape makes for a brutal outlook", hard and soulless streets are part of the reason for the problems seen by Londoners in the shocking riots of 2011. By creating green spaces, as well as by engaging local communities in their ongoing upkeep, this project seeks to create a sense of community so sorely lacking today.<br />
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Winston Churchill once said that "If all the world were gardeners then there would be no war", a wonderful sentiment and one that strikes to the core of this project. If you want to know more about the project then you can visit their site at:<br />
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Burned out cars, bus stop signs and police "Do Not Cross" tape are not the first thing that springs to mind when considering garden sculpture, however I believe that show gardens should provoke ideas and inspiration as much as an enjoyable aesthetic. Few clients would want this garden to be re-created in the way that perhaps a CHelsea Show garden might work. However, you might love the yellow line bench, this would certainly work in a residential property. The use of planting and graffiti could look fantastic in the right property.<br />
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I love this garden, easily my pick of the show and plan to discuss ways in which Marshall Murray can help get this message out through upcoming exhibitions and events. Wonderful idea, beautifully executed.<br />
<br />Marshall Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292651787324540354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147692980374891405.post-84329413788230600742012-06-25T03:50:00.001-07:002012-06-25T03:52:46.092-07:00"The marble not yet carved....<i>...can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has</i>" - Michelangelo.<br />
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Last week I went to visit the studio of one of our
artists, Paul Vanstone, following delivery of one of his pieces to a
client to see his range of available work and feel utterly emasculated
by my choice of career. Where I merely curate artwork he carves
exquisite pieces out of enormous slabs of solid stone. I derive some
solace in the knowledge that, having made some pretty average FIMO
models for my nieces, I'm fairly sure my career in marble carving would
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<i>Marble need not be pure, white and virginal - deep burgundies or rich greens may be better suited to certain spaces.</i></div>
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Paul gathers such stone from all over the world; rajasthan marble, iranian onyx, italian marble from quarries in Carrera. Enormous sections lie stacked higher than head height, roughly drawn chalk outlines hint at the forms he sees hidden in the seams. Next to them stand roughly hewn shapes, a first pass at uncovering the latent forms. <br />
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Paul work is hugely varied, however a large number of his pieces are abstract figurative forms or cloth folds. Both are hugely tactile and skirt the line between classical and contemporary. The folds nod at busts wearing Roman togas, the layering and scale however seem strikingly modern. <br />
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The figurative works are shaped from a range of stones, onyx, marble, vivid and vibrant colours through to muted and serene natural tones of green and black. Smooth stone is warm to the touch and almost 'soft', I find that the sinuous shapes Paul loves demand to be stroked which, especially in the case of the female figurative pieces, gives the work a subtle sensuality.<br />
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The bollard on the far left of the image below came from a 50 year-old
seaside breakwater, giving a heft and aged look that one could not
replicate with modern materials. Innovative, sustainable, love it.<br />
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Paul gathers stone from all over the glove to sculpt or to use as interesting and varied plinths. Much of his stone comes from beautiful Italian quarries, if our clients so choose he will take them for a day trip out to Carrera to go and see where the marble originates from, lets them select a specific piece and then creates a unique and bespoke artwork. If you would like to know more about this service then drop us an email at sculpture@marshallmurray.co.uk.<br />
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