World-Renowned Sculptor to Create 14-Foot Marble Horse
September 25 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
In September, world-renowned sculptor, John Fisher, began creating
a magnificent new addition to the landscape of Fairfax, Va. Fisher
has been working for months on the preliminary carving of a
14-foot-high and four-foot-wide monumental marble horse that will
stand guard at Camden Monument Place in Fairfax. According to Laura
Little, Vice President of Real Estate Investments at Camden
Property Trust, Fisher was selected to create this sculpture for
the Fairfax community because �his ideas and experience as a marble
sculptor fit the feel of the area. Fisher also sculpts on-site,
which makes the process of his artwork more interesting and
appealing.� To determine his subject, Camden provided Fisher the
historical background of the site, which was the location of the
Battle of Chantilly, a Civil War battle. When Fisher suggested a
horse, Camden agreed it would be a perfect fit. Horses symbolize
power and strength, appeal to many people, and have historically
been popular in public art. �The horse is a piece of art that has
greatly influenced my life for years,� said Fisher. As a youth
living in Paris, he was fascinated by monumental sculptures
throughout the city, especially those of horses. The horse's
complex mass of bones and muscle is a challenging prospect to any
artist, but Fisher embraced this opportunity. Once the subject was
decided, Fisher traveled to the mountains above Cararra, Italy in
March 2006, and selected the appropriate block of marble. He then
spent two months at a marble factory in Italy where he completed
the first stage of sculpting. During that process, Fisher reduced
the size of the marble block from 55,000 pounds to 40,000 pounds by
roughing out the horse�s figure in the block. After chipping off
15,000 pounds of marble, he manually moved it away from the block,
and secured the rough sculpture within a steel container. The
container was transported by truck to Livorno, Italy, loaded onto a
ship for the United States, and sent to Fairfax via Baltimore. The
marble block arrived in Fairfax and came to rest at Camden Monument
Place on September 1, coincidentally the same date that the Battle
of Chantilly began in 1862. Camden and Fisher have created a safety
zone around the work site, and scaffolding so that Fisher may
access the sculpture. Since the major stone removal was done in
Italy, Fisher is now primarily using small air hammers and a drill
or diamond saw to carve the horse. To prepare for this final
sculpting stage, Fisher carved 17 horses from marble to ensure that
he understood all the angles and contours of a horse�s body. Fisher
will work from dawn until dusk from September through November, at
which time the horse sculpture will be complete. When Camden
Monument Place fully opens next year, Fairfax citizens will be able
to gather and relax in the beautiful sitting area that will be in
front of the sculpture. The white marble horse will stand out
vividly against the red brick of Camden Monument Place and the many
colors of the surrounding trees. Camden Property Trust is a real
estate company engaged in the ownership, development, acquisition,
management and disposition of multifamily apartment communities.
Camden owns interests in and operates 185 properties containing
63,449 apartment homes across the United States. Upon completion of
13 properties under development, the Company's portfolio will
increase to 67,911 apartment homes in 198 properties. For
additional information, please contact Leslie Friedman of Pierpont
Communications at 713-627-2223. In September, world-renowned
sculptor, John Fisher, began creating a magnificent new addition to
the landscape of Fairfax, Va. Fisher has been working for months on
the preliminary carving of a 14-foot-high and four-foot-wide
monumental marble horse that will stand guard at Camden Monument
Place in Fairfax. According to Laura Little, Vice President of Real
Estate Investments at Camden Property Trust, Fisher was selected to
create this sculpture for the Fairfax community because "his ideas
and experience as a marble sculptor fit the feel of the area.
Fisher also sculpts on-site, which makes the process of his artwork
more interesting and appealing." To determine his subject, Camden
provided Fisher the historical background of the site, which was
the location of the Battle of Chantilly, a Civil War battle. When
Fisher suggested a horse, Camden agreed it would be a perfect fit.
Horses symbolize power and strength, appeal to many people, and
have historically been popular in public art. "The horse is a piece
of art that has greatly influenced my life for years," said Fisher.
As a youth living in Paris, he was fascinated by monumental
sculptures throughout the city, especially those of horses. The
horse's complex mass of bones and muscle is a challenging prospect
to any artist, but Fisher embraced this opportunity. Once the
subject was decided, Fisher traveled to the mountains above
Cararra, Italy in March 2006, and selected the appropriate block of
marble. He then spent two months at a marble factory in Italy where
he completed the first stage of sculpting. During that process,
Fisher reduced the size of the marble block from 55,000 pounds to
40,000 pounds by roughing out the horse's figure in the block.
After chipping off 15,000 pounds of marble, he manually moved it
away from the block, and secured the rough sculpture within a steel
container. The container was transported by truck to Livorno,
Italy, loaded onto a ship for the United States, and sent to
Fairfax via Baltimore. The marble block arrived in Fairfax and came
to rest at Camden Monument Place on September 1, coincidentally the
same date that the Battle of Chantilly began in 1862. Camden and
Fisher have created a safety zone around the work site, and
scaffolding so that Fisher may access the sculpture. Since the
major stone removal was done in Italy, Fisher is now primarily
using small air hammers and a drill or diamond saw to carve the
horse. To prepare for this final sculpting stage, Fisher carved 17
horses from marble to ensure that he understood all the angles and
contours of a horse's body. Fisher will work from dawn until dusk
from September through November, at which time the horse sculpture
will be complete. When Camden Monument Place fully opens next year,
Fairfax citizens will be able to gather and relax in the beautiful
sitting area that will be in front of the sculpture. The white
marble horse will stand out vividly against the red brick of Camden
Monument Place and the many colors of the surrounding trees. Camden
Property Trust is a real estate company engaged in the ownership,
development, acquisition, management and disposition of multifamily
apartment communities. Camden owns interests in and operates 185
properties containing 63,449 apartment homes across the United
States. Upon completion of 13 properties under development, the
Company's portfolio will increase to 67,911 apartment homes in 198
properties. For additional information, please contact Leslie
Friedman of Pierpont Communications at 713-627-2223.
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