Artist: Alan Williams
Year: 2019
Commission / type: Private commission; commissioned late 2018 and completed early 2019
Dimensions: H 120 × W 60 × D 13 cm
Display / installation: Wall mounted; interior display
Current location / status: Private commission
Price / value: £4,800
Ignis Avem draws on the phoenix as a symbol of change, rebirth and regeneration. The client specifically asked for a sense of visual movement as the phoenix rises, which became the central compositional idea.
The piece was commissioned in late 2018 and completed in early 2019 for a private interior setting.
The wings and neck are made from cutlery, the body from bicycle gears and ribbed copper tube, and the talons from spanners. Motorbike wheel rims and bicycle gears form the tail feathers.
The reclaimed components were heated, forged and sculpturally manipulated. A clear-coat lacquer gives the surface protection and a satin sheen.
Soft Creeping Leopard
