It takes a real talent to design to make something as forwy and industrial as steel and bricks seem weightless or even playful. But British artist Alex Chinneck (Earlier) is no stranger to monumental projects that again present the urban infrastructure and buildings in striking public installations.
As part of that of London Clergenwell Design WeekChinneck revealed “a week at the knes”, a new sculpture on Charterhouse Square that gets its signal from an iconic predecessor. The artist installed the “from the knees of my nose to the belly of my toes” in 2013 on a dilapidated mansion in Margate, as if the entire front of the building had simply slipped immediately. To be seen until June in London, his new work has made a frame of 320 meters of recycled steel and 7,000 bricks.
“A Week at The Knees” playfully plays a classic Georgian façade, with his lower two levels that babbling over a route as if he is sitting in the park with his knees up. London is famous for its green squares and gardens, and Chinneck’s work invites visitors to pass a unique portal that appeals to the history of its environment, complete with rain pit and lamps that flank the curved front door.
Chinneck has manufactured the image in collaboration with numerous British companies to find and make tailor -made steel beams, curved windows and bricks. Five meters long and 12 tons, the piece mimics a life -size building and bears a thickness of only 15 centimeters. The effect lends itself to the experience of a large, architectural structure with an elegant, lightweight personality.
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