The resulting outcome respects original features such as the inverted gull wings, the Jericho Trumpet wailing sirens and dive brakes required to Journey of discovery in absence of accurate plans. Hex’s meticulously engineered design led him on a This confers a hint of the toys of bygone childhood, including Meccano and Dinky models. Earth.” is anatomically correct butĬontrast to the aluminium, mild steel and titanium alloy original, Hex chose to construct his Stuka entirely from stainless steel to create a gleaming vision its kit-like construction of partsĭelineated by welded seams and ground spot-welds. Life-size depiction of a German WWII Junker 87, “ Down. The crashed Stuka is “a symbol of the defeat of an evil ideology and as a memorial against war.” In this collapse of purpose the sculpture’s real meaning resides, as the artist notes: The plane’s dramatic tilt to one side simultaneously infers the gentle inclination of a paper plane losing final momentum and a real crash landing the latterĮnhanced by the broken undercarriage and landing wheel sheared off and presently jammed under the rear wing. Herein lies the rub, extreme weight has been used to depict a mechanical object requiring relative lightness to fly here, aerofoil wings are beautifully rendered The only thing he really loved, the only ‘thing’ that had a personalĬonsequently, the desire to sculpt an aerial vision was seeded early, it then matured for decades until through 2018-19 Hex wrought several tons of stainless The STUKA was the only and single object he was possessed by. Scale models of a Junkers JU 87 STUKA as a gift from my father. Hex recalls that “b etween the age of 8 and 14 I got six Having received models of the Stuka dive-bomber from his father. In fact, the plane has flown directly out of the artist’s childhood, It is a strange interloper, having crashed in the grounds of the most English of houses.
To the artist’s childhood and family background, the history of recent German art and to the sculpture’s first exhibition location in Great Britain and more specifically at the ElizabethanĪccording to the artist the plane “crossed theīermuda Triangle, The Battle of Britain and fell through time.” Earth.”, connections also give resonance to meaning by establishing links Obscured through seamless welding, painting the surface or by adhering other disguising materials. Part by part construction can be left exposed or alternatively Not just in maintaining the physical integrity of joints, but also in defining its aesthetics. When a sculpture is constructed, the connections By Michael Shaw, curator of Burghley House Sculpture Garden
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