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'SCULPTURAL ADVENTURES' A talk and exhibition by internationally renowned wildlife sculptor MARK CORETH
.gif) Extreme Sculpting in Wiltshire!
Mark Coreth creates a life size African bull elephant in his garden...
It emerged, last summer, from a snow flurry of white polystyrene chips. It's as big as… well an elephant (13 feet tall, 22 feet long and 14 feet wide). And was even responsible for a number of aircraft, microlights and RAF planes heading off course.
It was back in July that Mark, began this massive project following a trip to Kenya. Mark, on the hunt for the "100lb tuskers of history books", spent several days out in the field sitting amongst some of the biggest bull elephants in Africa before he returned home with plans to sculpt what he'd seen.
It was only at this point that the project began to escalate….
I came home," says Mark, "and the scale, I had in my mind, was to make him life size for everyone else who hadn't seen a large bull elephant up close".
Currently in the process of being bronzed, which will double its weight to 6.5 tons and the same weight as a real elephant, two elephants are due to be cast. When finished they will then be heading off to a private buyer in Sydney, Australia and a retail park in Italy.
Danny Kinahan says "We, at the Castle Upton Gallery, feel very privileged to accommodate Mark with a venue for his talk and exhibition 'Sculptural Adventures' on 15th May 2007 from 6 - 9pm. I am also very grateful to the Sladmore Gallery in London for their help in making this possible".
Sculptures included in this exhibition are as a result of Mark's extensive travels; including African lions, Indian tigers and bears from Wyoming and California. Danny Kinahan was lucky enough to accompany Mark on an expedition to Bandhavgarh and Kahna Reserves in India, in 2006.
We are limited by capacity, so should you wish to come, please do let us know as early as possible.
You can read more about Mark Coreth's work at the Sladmore Gallery's website.
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