BALANCE TABLE Sculpture MINIMAL COLLECTION 00001669
BALANCE TABLE Sculpture by Stephen Newby
A balancing act that can be made in epic proportions. Our inflated stainless steel table comprises four pillows, each acting as a counterpoise to the other in order to balance the tempered glass top.
A range of colours and finishes in stainless steel and powder coating are available, including gold or copper plating, just contact us for more details. The Balance table can always be custom made to your requirements. We have yet to set a limit on size, so just let us know what you have in mind.
Dimensions
Standard size:
H450mm x W650mm x D1160mmBespoke Sizes
For custom sizing please contact us with your measurements. Larger custom-made sizes may require more pillows to achieve the equilibrium to level or balance the table
About the artist
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b1969 British Artist
Stephen Newby’s aim to challenge preconceived notions about the nature of materials and their possible forms has been the focus of his work to date, he has produced sculptural works which have varied from studio pieces to larger scale public art.
For the last two decades Newby’s work has been concerned with exploring his own process of forming stainless steel through inflating or 'blowing' as if it were glass. It is a way of sculpting that breathes life into metal and metamorphoses steel from a flat and unpliable state into a soft and dynamic form that almost appears organic rather than manufactured.
Blown metal
Protean mirror surfaces that almost defy the gaze appear in constant flux, enhanced by their interaction with light and movement - thus intensifying the relationship between object and viewer, sculpture and space.
This interplay between context and form is compelling: realism becomes obscured and the unmalleable and clinical appearance of steel is transformed into something soft, fluid and organic.
“…blown metal could be seen as a synthesis of a modern dialectic: the ‘organic’ and the ‘manufactured’…” (Newby, 1998)
Newby’s work attempts to confuse and question boundaries between forms, inviting uncertainty about the nature of each sculptural object.
"The transient beauty of each reflective surface creates a shifting and inconstant presence, somehow capturing a feeling of the ephemeral within the confines of the durable"
