Benjamin C Dearnley Fragments of our time
Marble Gallery
This gallery shows just some of my marble sculptures which have been created using the finest Carrara Statuary marble, hand selected from the mountains of Carrara in Italy. I take great pleasure in traveling to these beautiful mountains and always find a deep connection with the people who live and breathe this precious stone they call white gold. My relationship with marble is constantly changing as I develop my practice and it is a real joy to be following in the footsteps of all those who have gone before.
I have many collectors from across the world who have either found a piece they fell in love with online or commissioned me to make something for them as a special presentation piece. I am open to discuss collaborations and will be happy look into any ideas you might have to help create a unique piece for you, just get in touch here.
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The Green Way
a dual aspect piece which has to be read with the back of the sculpture facing a mirror. It depices the need to look into the future and see that we 'must' find a greener way to live on this planet.
Sold
Inside view with mirror
Contemporary marble fragment of arm/hand with a watch.
This commission was for a high end Horologist store in Nicosia Cyprus.
Detail, stauaray marble
This is a first as the design on the back is carved and infiled with a bronze resin. The fragmented torso of Icarus has one hand pointing to towards the ground and the tattoo like design on the back shows the flight of Icarus.
The message of his father then is: Fly high, but always keep an eye on the ground.
Back View
Life sized marble torso with lettering inside the back view.
Sold to private collector, London
Angel harp in marble with gold strings. A soft etheral sound can be made when the strings are played.
Available
Detail, please ask for more images.
Available
Angel harp, finest Italian marble with gold strings.
A sculpture in marble with Invictus champion Mark Ormrod
Detail of the work with Mark Ormrod
Marble with bronze reverse lettering to be read in a mirror view.
Available
Safe in your hands
Marble and stained glass
Dual aspect figurehead with horse head inside the curl of the wave. This piece references the calm waters on a still day with the calm face on the oustide and then the wild high seas on the inside with the horse head representing the white horses on the crests of the waves.
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Thank you for looking through my marble gallery, if you would like the 'Long read' on how I came to be carving this beautiful stone then please see the Italian diaries