Oversized bronze horse head sculpture
| Item NR | TYBH-01 |
| Materiaal | bronze |
| Grootte | H300cm |
| Tegniek | Silica Sol casting |
| Leading time | 15days |
| Gietdikte | 5-8mm |
One of Nic's most famous horse head sculptures is a bronze sculpture called "Still Water", located in London's Marble Arch, more than 30 feet high, with the horse's nose as the balance point of the whole sculpture. This is what he spent hundreds of hours sculpting by hand, rather than sending it to a factory to make it.
The "horse-headed water ghost" is the largest horse-shaped sculpture in the world. During the First World War, horses were widely used to transport arms and materials to the front lines. It is estimated that a total of 8 million horses were killed in the First World War.
The bronze casting horse sculpture had a very long history. From archaeological research, it had thousands of years. Now, the bronze horse is a very popular artwork as decoration elements.
As a popular artwork, there are so many different designs. The whole bronze horse head is very precise, with attention to the smallest details. The surface is polished, and it is colored with chemical ways 3 times, the color won’t faded.
Born in 1963, Nic Fiddian-Greeneen is now well known as a British sculptor whose main work is the massive and imposing horse head sculpture. While studying at the Chelsea School of Art, he was sent to visit the British Museum for inspiration. In the Elgin Marble Room, he came across the horse of the Moon Goddess and discovered the horse's exquisite head carving. Described it as "one of the most beautiful sculptures I've ever seen", and has since created a number of breathtaking works on the subject of horse heads.
