A Lecture by
Simon Buchanan
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The Surrey Sculpture Society's 2018 Lecture Series started in March with a talk by Simon Buchanan at the Cass Art Centre in Kingston-on-Thames, where members and guests listened to Simon's fascinating experiences from his long artistic journey.
You’ll see from my portfolio that I have lots of knowledge of animals. The way they look and move. You may like to commission a portrait of a beloved pet. I’d be very excited to hear what you might have in mind and get started on the process of collaboration.
You’ll be able to follow every step with visits to my studio. It really is exciting and captivating. The modelling, the casting, or perhaps firing if ceramic, and the finish are all executed with expertise.
The finished, commissioned piece will seem to have its own energy that comes from me and from you. I like to think that my animal sculptures could breathe and walk away. One observer said my cows were more cow than cows. I like that – it’s as if, in the process of sculpting, I have intensified what I see. Let me show you.
Simon Buchanan's
Artist's Statement
The work is almost all done to commission whether private, public or corporate.
I strive to fulfill the vision of the client physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Commissions with some real "content" are actively sought out but almost any job is undertaken and enjoyed.
A common theme in the work is the including of lettering into sculpture such as in the Queen Mary’s Hospital focal feature, the Detling sign for the Millennium and the Sermon on the Mount.
I like the way that art is described in the eastern tradition as "the Smile of the Eternal".
Detling Sign for the Millennium
by Simon Buchanan