Steve Winterburn (British born.)
Icarus
Medium: Bronze on Granite
Size: 70 x 60 x 20 cm
Signature: Edition 2/8
Provenance:
Direct from the artist’s studio, United Kingdom
Steve Winterburn – Icarus
£9,950.00
In stock
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Artwork Description
This sculpture as the name suggests is Steve’s interpretation of the ancient Greek myth of Icarus. The flow and composition are aimed at telling the story, the base and main core of the sculpture is tied and formed into the ground creating a solid base for the piece to stand. This represents how Icarus’ father had told him to stay grounded and not fly too close to the sun. As the sculpture progresses up and becomes more expressive, Icarus’ head is turned away from the grounded wing and is looking out to his outstretched wing to show the desire of him wanting to fly and not heed his fathers warning. Any Patina can be available on this sculpture but Steve likes to have a more polished and lighter colour on the outstretched wing to depict the suns light.
This sculpture as the name suggests is Steve’s interpretation of the ancient Greek myth of Icarus. The flow and composition are aimed at telling the story, the base and main core of the sculpture is tied and formed into the ground creating a solid base for the piece to stand. This represents how Icarus’ father had told him to stay grounded and not fly too close to the sun. As the sculpture progresses up and becomes more expressive, Icarus’ head is turned away from the grounded wing and is looking out to his outstretched wing to show the desire of him wanting to fly and not heed his fathers warning. Any Patina can be available on this sculpture but Steve likes to have a more polished and lighter colour on the outstretched wing to depict the suns light.
Biography
As a long serving trustee and wildlife conservationist enthusiast, Steve has travelled the world gaining inspiration and knowledge about animals. He began expressing the inspiration through painting, but with an engineering background it wasn’t long before he taught himself to sculpt and then later launched his own family run studio and foundry in 2002. The business has now flourished and boasts more than 20 years of experience in delivering a huge number of challenging and varied commissions.
Steve is a world renowned sculptor and works with a number of well established names from the fine-art world, including: Halcyon Gallery, Carrs Silver, Monaco Fine Arts, Hickmet Fine Arts, Sotheby’s, Christies, LAPADA and BADA. Along the journey of working with precious metals Steve and his family have obtained the skills to work with silver and gold and have been granted their own British Hallmark. Sports fans may also be familiar with his flagship piece at Wembley Stadium: this spectacular bronze commissioned by the charity Rugby League Cares, features five legends of Rugby League which is now considered a Wembley landmark in its own right.
