FINAL ENCORE

Can you climb to your dream?

Final Encore, 2011-2012
Marble
Unique work (25 tonnes)
H410 x W420 x D480cm
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
St James Theatre

COLLECTOR
The Other Palace

COLLABORATORS
Westminster City Council
Andrew Lloyd Webber

DEDICATION
Simon Callow CBE

AWARD
International Design And Architectural Award

LOCATION
St James, London, UK

“FINAL ENCORE TRANSFORMS A STAIRCASE INTO A CELEBRATION OF ACHIEVEMENT, AMBITION AND THE PURSUIT OF A DREAM. CARVED FROM SOLID MARBLE IN PIETRASANTA, ITALY, IN THE CARRARA HILLS, THE STAIRCASE IS CONSTRUCTED FROM A SEQUENCE OF NINE FIGURATIVE FORMS. EACH FIGURE BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY SHORTER, CREATING THE SILHOUETTE OF AN ACTOR BOWING ON STAGE AT THE END OF A PERFORMANCE.

THE BOW REPRESENTS A MOMENT OF ACCOLADE, APPLAUSE AND RECOGNITION – THE CULMINATION OF BELIEVING IN SOMETHING. THE FIGURES APPEAR TO MOVE UPWARDS THROUGH THE STAIRCASE, TURNING THE ACT OF CLIMBING INTO A PHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT.

THE STAIRCASE BECOMES MORE THAN A MEANS OF GETTING FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER. EACH STEP REPRESENTS ANOTHER STAGE IN THE JOURNEY TOWARDS A VISION. THE CLIMB IS BOTH PHYSICAL AND METAPHORICAL – A REMINDER THAT EVERY DREAM BEGINS WITH THE DECISION TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP.”

Mark Humphrey

“A NEW SUPER-DISCIPLINE OF VISUAL CREATIVITY…A NEW WORK THAT EXEMPLIFIES THIS TREND IS FINAL ENCORE BY ARTIST MARK HUMPHREY.”

Identity
Interiors, design and property magazine

“OOZING STYLE AND GLAMOUR, A MAGNIFICENT CENTRAL STAIRCASE OF MARBLE WILL RISE FROM THE GROUND FLOOR.”

Your Mayfair
Lifestyle magazine

LINKS
Stone Ideas, Architecture: Like A Fairytale Dragon In Marble