Sculpture | Mark Simms Photography

Liverpool Mountain

The controversial “Liverpool Mountain” is Swiss-artist Ugo Rondinone’s first public artwork in the UK.

This “love it or hate it” sculpture stands outside the Tate Liverpool on the Royal Albert Dock.

Liverpool Mountain, Liverpool, England, UK

© Mark Simms Photography (2019)

The Kelpies near Falkirk are huge 100ft tall metal sculptures created by Scottish artist Andy Scott. Named after the equine water spirits of ancient Scottish myth (but modelled on two beautiful Clydesdale horses) they rise majestically above the Forth and Clyde Canal and pay homage to the areas industrial and working past.

I’ve wanted to see these for ages, and they lived up to all my expectations:

The Kelpies, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

© Mark Simms Photography (2019)

Woodland Sculpture

© Mark Simms Photography (2015)

Face Of The Sun

Following on from the post yesterday, here is another macro shot of a sculpture hanging in our back garden, but this time of a large sun with a rather cheeky cherub-like face in the middle:

© Mark Simms Photography (2014)

The Green Man

A macro shot of the now rather faded and weathered Green Man sculpture hanging in our back garden:

© Mark Simms Photography (2014)

Chester Cathedral Interior

The following is a small gallery of images that depict the interior of Chester Cathedral:

© Mark Simms Photography (2014)

Water of Life

“The Water of Life” is a sculptural water feature located in the cloister garden of Chester Cathedral. According to Stephen Broadbent, the artist, it “presents the life changing encounter between Jesus and the woman of Samaria, as told in John’s gospel, celebrating the literal and spiritual, life-giving properties of water.”

Orkney Font

A couple of images of the font at St Magnus’ Cathedral in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands:

Orkney Sculpture

A few shots of the stone sculptures and carvings from St Magnus’ Cathedral in Kirkwall on the Orkney Mainland:

Ganesh Mask

Some more still life shots using my new light-tent and reflector combo, first demonstrated in “The Scent Bottle” that I posted a couple of weeks ago:

The subject is a little something we picked-up in a local craft shop in Pokhara on our trip to Nepal a few years ago. It is an ornamental metal and beadwork representation of Ganesh, the Hindu God. I believe that it is Tibetan in style, Nepal having a large immigrant population from that country.

For those of you that have read my “About” page, you will know that it was after this trip to Nepal that I really started to take photography more seriously.

Apologies for posting six fairly similar shots of this one subject….what can I say, the Ganesh Mask is one of my favourite travel souvenirs and brings back some very happy memories of a remarkable trip. One day I would like to return to this fascinating country…..one day!