Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze, Wood With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 4.7in, Height: 2.4in, Depth: 4.7in
About this artwork
This is Stevens first paired piece. Cut from a single piece of cherry that a gardener friend gave him many years ago and a single piece of traditionally fusion welded Mokume Gane. He decided to try a new technique, of electroplating a layer of nickel over the copper, using heat to achieve colours which wouldn't stay well on copper alone when waxed. The centres were scrubbed back to bare metal about twenty times before the final colour was chosen.
Steven Whiffen
New Zealand
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Works on commission
« I create because I must. I hope it will spread some positivity. »
Steven Whiffen is an experienced sculptor from New Zealand with international exposure. His work is focused on representing the perfection and preciousness of life. With each piece, Whiffen seeks to transmit a sense of wonder, and does so through ambitious sculptural techniques such as Mokume Gane. His overall body of work delicately balances order and chaos.