Simon Gaiger
Simon’s wood and steel sculptures are very much influenced by the rich and varied layers of his life and surroundings – his childhood, time spent working as a shipwrights assistant, the sea, engineering, history and mythology – drawings and thoughts collected over many years in the piles of black and grey sketchbooks that fill his home and studio in Wales.
They are descriptions of the elements, forces and patterns within the landscape, natural and manmade, a synthesis of where these meet, clash or unify.
There is a raw tension of opposing forces in his sculptures, elements strain and pull against each other or balance precipitously. Many of them can be re-configured, changing the interplay of spaces within and around them, inviting participation from the viewer. Where colour is used it unifies form and accentuates the play of light.
Simon’s sculptures are constructed from wood and forged and welded steel, sometimes concrete. It is the energy of their forms and the universality of their themes that give them their lasting resonance.
Simon Gaiger was born in 1965 in Banbury, UK. He spent his childhood travelling to Uganda, Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Falkland Islands, finally settling down to Cornwall. He was elected in 2008 as a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.
Simon's work has been placed in many private collections around the world.
See Simon's work in our feature on Metals
-
Occam's Razor, 2020 SoldView more details
-
Sisyphus, 2020£ 6,240.00View more details
-
Don't Play with Babylonian Numerology, 2021 SoldView more details
-
Floodgate, 2021 SoldView more details
-
Coracle, 2022 SoldView more details
-
Counterpoint, 2022 SoldView more details
-
Harbour Form, 2022£ 1,920.00View more details
-
Playing Chess with Kublai Khan, 2022£ 5,760.00View more details
-
Sigil, 2022 SoldView more details
-
Windfall, 2022 SoldView more details
-
Wilhelm Scream, 2020 SoldView more details
-
Harness, 2020 SoldView more details
-
Signal, 2017£ 5,880.00View more details
-
Hint - Cavaliero Finn at Gallery 475
475 Fulham Road, London SW6 1HL 6 - 18 Dec 2022Cavaliero Finn is pleased to announce news of its next exhibition, Hint, a group show featuring pairings of two and three dimensional art works that echo each other in some way, whether it's a hint of colour, form or pattern or even subject matter.Read more -
Decorative Fair Autumn 2022
Contemporary on the Mezzanine, Battersea Park, London 4 - 9 Oct 2022Cavaliero Finn Presents The Art of Geometry at Contemporary on the MezzanineRead more
Exhibiting alongside some of the UK’s leading gallieries in modern craft and design, Cavaliero Finn will present - The Art of Geometry - a collection of work featuring geometric abstraction inspired by diverse but interrelated references. -
Artefact 2022
The contemporary craft fair at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London 10 - 15 May 2022Artefact, is a contemporary craft fair which brings the joy of the handmade to an audience of designers, architects, collectors and enthusiasts, illustrating the increasing importance of craft to the interior design industry. It features objects of astonishing artistic merit courtesy of a host international galleries in the Design Avenue. An accompanying programme of specialist talks and demonstrations helps bring the contemporary craft to life.Read more -
Collect Art Fair at Somerset House, London
The leading contemporary craft and design fair 25 Feb - 6 Mar 2022Cavaliero Finn was delighted to return to London's beautiful Somerset House for Collect which took place this year from 25-27 February 2022 with previews on 23-24 February 2022. Cavaliero Finn presented work by 15 artists at Collect including work by Edmond Byrne, Matthew Chambers, Simon Gaiger, Ashraf Hanna, Björk Haraldsdóttir, Ikuko Iwamoto, Mimi Joung, Sun Kim, Nicholas Lees, Cecilia Moore, Frances Priest, Daniel Reynolds, Katharine Swailes, Annie Turner and Jacy Wall.Read more -
Crafting a Difference at the Argentine Ambassador's Official Residence
Part of London Craft Week 4 - 10 Oct 2021Crafting a Difference at the Official Residence of the Argentine Ambassador in Belgrave Square, London runs from October 4th -10th. The exhibition celebrates outstanding international contemporary craft set within the magnificent architecture, décor and fabric of the Argentine Ambassador’s Official Residence, in the frame of London Craft Week 2021, with support from the Crafts Council, QEST, Loewe Foundation, Michelangelo Foundation, Cockpit Arts, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour and Artegian Design.Read more -
CRAFTING A DIFFERENCE – COLLECT EDITION
12 - 30 Apr 2021From Monday the 12th of April until the 30th of April, Crafting a Difference at SoShiro will be receiving visitors to the exhibition, in person. Now that COVID restrictions have...Read more -
Collect 2021
International Art Fair for Contemporary Craft and Design 24 Feb - 24 Mar 2021It’s not too late to view the digital version of Collect which is live on Artsy until March 24th . Earlier this week, we were delighted to read that Erik...Read more
-
Coracle, 2022 Sold
-
Counterpoint, 2022 Sold
-
Harbour Form, 2022£ 1,920.00
-
Playing Chess with Kublai Khan, 2022£ 5,760.00
-
Sigil, 2022 Sold
-
Windfall, 2022 Sold
-
Don't Play with Babylonian Numerology, 2021 Sold
-
Floodgate, 2021 Sold
-
Occam's Razor, 2020 Sold
-
Sisyphus, 2020£ 6,240.00
-
Wilhelm Scream, 2020 Sold
-
Harness, 2020 Sold
-
Signal, 2017£ 5,880.00