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...Bird, fish, lizard, flower, tree are emblems of the world which the deer inhabit, sculpted in round forms and bright colours to indicate the vividness of their - reality compared to the leaner forms of the deer themselves, and the even more insubstantial figures of man.
Zadok Ben David's work is the stuff of fairy tale with all its illogicality and fantasy. He was born in the Yemen from a family of silversmiths, and there is a filigree fineness to his work, a desire to contrast the neutral earth colours with a jewel-like brilliance of colour.
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This contrast of muted and fluorescent colour reflects the different worlds of reality and imagination, and also the cultures of the Middle East and England within which the artist has worked. His work has a nomadic, restless character, which accords with the quicksilver nature of the animals he depicts.
Rupert Martin from 'The Sculpted Forest: Sculptures in the Forest of Dean'
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The 'Innerscapes' commission which was is installed in the reception at BUPA house near Bloomsbury Square in London, was organised by the Contemporary Art Society. 'Innerscapes' were produced especially for the entrance to BUPA house.
They are hand-cut from aluminium using the human form as if it was a landscape populated with figures. The largest sculpture size is 300cm in length.
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'Restless Dream' (see below) is made from ninety hand-cut aluminium figures, eighty-nine of them male and one female The male figures form a circle while the female reclines behind them. Its diameter is 9 meters. The opportunity for this sculpture installation was won through a competition.
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It is located on the entrance/exit to the tunnel which links the city of London to its docklands, near the Limehouse Link Dockland Light Railway Station. It was erected in '93 for the official opening of the tunnel. The tunnel links to the M11 motorway and so the sculpture is seen by thousands of travellers every day.
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