The Montgomery Sculpture Trust
Dan Clemett Press Release

Eclipse
Portland stone, 1999
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Eclipse, 1999 Portland Stone, river stone. Press release

The shapes are drawn from the imagined forms of old Slavik religions. These religions were pre-Christian and existed until the 18th Century amongst Slavik peoples, in central Europe. The central, standing forms represent the Slovak country and a Slavik chapel. The smaller stone, has set within it a river stone from the geographical centre of Europe. The alignment of the four pieces is on an East- West axis, like the alignment of temples and holy places all round the world. The most easterly stone represents the rising sun and the setting sun is shown by the smaller circular shape. The cuts drawn on the surface of the sculpture shows the energy flowing from East to West. The pointed shapes at the top of the main section represent the countryside and the “shoulder” shapes the imprint of man and architecture on the countryside. The intention is for the whole piece to assume the character of an ancient monument. Any weathering which takes place in time will add to the energy of the work. The precise site was chosen because of the flat ground and because of the relationship with the other more permanent sculptures in the Collection of the Trust.

Artists
Walter Bailey
Richard Barnbrook
Ivan Brezvyn
Tony Burke
Slawomir Brzoska
Dan Clemmett
Roger Feigen
Jonathan Froud
Otto Horvath
Terence R Kester
Dmitri Khozyaikin
Prof. Bryan Kneale
Per Oskar Leu
Peter Logan
Keith Milow
Joel Perlman
Jim Racine
Zdenek Smid
Guy du Toit
Ondrej Zimka

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