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‘Sonic’
Jade Tendril
Carved from NZ Marsden Kawakawa Jade
Price: $100,000
Product Code: CS-IB937
This sculpture took over 1000 hours to create and was created from a 100kg Jade boulder. It is both sculpture and percussion instrument. Here is a recent article from Metropol Newspaper on ‘Sonic’, which is currently on show in Ian’s ‘Chaos and Creation’ Exhibition in Christchurch’s COCA Gallery.
Greenstone Sculpture ‘Sonic’ Has Near Purity of Sound
A sinuous greenstone sculpture on show at the COCA gallery in Christchurch produces near pure tones as a percussion instrument, according to a sound expert. Dr Chris Cree Brown, an associate professor at the Canterbury University School of Music, says the tendril-shaped piece emits a chord with three predominant notes and resonates strongly for up to half a minute.
'The sounds it produces when struck are very pure and are derived from its unique shape and structure,” he says.
The tendril was sculpted from a 100kg greenstone boulder by West Coast sculptor Ian Boustridge, whose work is sought after by galleries and art investors worldwide. 'This is the third in a series of musical instruments made from New Zealand Jade, which took over a thousand hours to complete,' Ian says. 'The secret of bringing greenstone to life in art, and also in a musical sense, is to work with the stone and not against it, the stone dictates what can or cannot be done, regardless of how skilled or determined the sculptor may be.'
Ian says the tendril was made from a boulder he located about 15 years ago in the Marsden Jade field, inland from Greymouth. 'When cut it turned out to be a flawless example of the highest quality jade, which contributes to its purity of sound.'
Dr Cree Brown, who composed the electro-acoustic piece Under Erebus after visiting Antarctica, has completed a soundscape from recordings of the tendril played as a percussion instrument.
This track is used as background music for the tendril's display at the COCA gallery exhibition from 20 November to 9 December.
A total of 15 works by Ian are on exhibition, including translucent face mask jade sculptures, which have attracted huge interest from overseas buyers. One of these intricately detailed, oval-shaped masks sold recently for $100,000 to an art investor in the United States.
If you would like to purchase the ‘Sonic Tendril’ or have any queries regarding the piece please contact Ian and quote the product code CS-IB937.
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