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"Requiem For Atlantis -16" by Simon Morris
This piece is 20" tall with base, 16" tall without base.
Limited Edition Sculpture
Edition Size - 50
Availability/Prices subject to change
REQUIEM FOR ATLANTIS 1/3 scale
Mermaid Bust - From the 36" mermaid figure - The same process of using portions of the complete figure is repeated to create a "Requiem for Atlantis" bust standing approximately 16" tall on it's own, 20" on the included base.
SIMON MORRIS
Born in London, England, in 1958, Simon immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1966, settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. A certified SCUBA diver at fifteen, Simon became involved in the recreational diving industry in 1975, and also the offshore survival industry. Over the years, this has provided the opportunity to travel to some of the world's most remote ocean regions, such as the Beaufort Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Pribiloff Islands in the Bering Sea, and numerous other better known diving locations. Interaction with marine mammals on these journeys kindled a desire to represent these great creatures in welded steel and cast bronze sculpture.
In 1986, Simon was commissioned to create a nine-foot tall bronze statue of a mermaid to be placed near Powell River, British Columbia. Installed sixty feet underwater, the Emerald Princess has become a world famous icon of tourism for the Sunshine coast, and attracts divers from around the globe. A second casting of the mermaid was installed underwater at Sunset House in Grand Cayman, British West Indies, in November 2000. This Mermaid, titled 'Amphitrite', has since been voted by Scuba Diving Magazine as the #1 shore dive on Grand Cayman. Simon also creates figurative sculpture depicting classic seafarers, scuba divers, etc., and his most recent commission is a life size figurative commemorative for the new cruise ship terminal in Georgetown, Grand Cayman.
Simon's limited edition bronze sculptures are in private and corporate collections in Belgium, Canada, England, France, Grand Cayman, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, & the United States including Hawaii.
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