Giant Red Humboldt (Please inquire)
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Description
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The Humboldt Squid is also known as 'diablo rojo' (Spanish for 'red devil') since it rapidly flashes red and white while hunting.
Magnificently created by the wonderfully talented Alastair Gibson.
This sculpture was produced to show the beautiful hydrodynamic shape and aggressive look of the Humboldt squid.
“As one of the top predators in the world’s oceans, to me, the squid is an amazing piece of design and engineering” says Alastair
This sculpture is detailed using parts from modern F1 Grand Prix cars as listed below.
Body: Carbon fibre, 1 ply / layer 2 × 2 twill 200 gsm material, 2 ply/ layers 2 × 2 twill 400 gsm material gives 1.5 mm total thickness with UV resistant tinted clear coat.
Mid section: CAD designed, 3D printed ABS tentacle hub and eye socket produced on a Stratasys Forts 400 engineering grade FDM printer, coated red.
Tentacles: Each made from 1 ply / layers of 2 x 2 twill 200 gsm, 2 ply / layers 2 x 2 twill 400 gsm carbon fibre with graduated spring-loaded washers as suckers. The tentacle end tips are modified front wing flap adjusters from the Sahara Force India team, part no. J37-0024.
Eyes: Machined HE 30 aluminium with modified radiator hose flange from the Sahara Force India F1 team, part no J21-0045
Beak: 3D printed top and bottom with - 6 titanium fittings.
Intake ring: Machined HE 30 aluminium.
Jet vent: Stainless steel turbo vent pipe, reshaped to suit.
Mounting methods: Suspended using bespoke machined 316 stainless steel rod and fittings.
Supplied in a dedicated flight case with specifuaction sheet
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Artist
Alastair was born in 1962 near Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his schooling at King Edward Vll boy’s school followed by two years compulsory national service in the South African army. Exposure to marine life during annual family vacations on the Natal South Coast inspired Alastair to take sculpture classes to show the way he saw interesting fast fish. With an interest in motor racing influenced by his father and an education in balance-engineering, Alastair set off to Europe with an ambition to work in the motor sport industry.
This resulted in a career of twenty two years, fourteen of which were in formula one, four as lead mechanic for the Benetton F1 Team and ten as race team chief mechanic for the BAR and Honda Grand Prix Teams. Drawing similarities between modern motorsport engineering and his love for the natural world, Alastair uses his acquired engineering skills and experience to recycle F1 car parts sourced from Grand Prix teams to show his passion for art through his signature medium of carbon fibre sculpture.
Alastair’s work has been exhibited world wide and his sculptures have been purchased by collectors in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East and South Africa. Alastair’s work can be viewed in selected galleries in the UK, the United States, Europe, Russia, Dubai and South Africa. Now in his fourteenth year as a full time artist, Alastair is being recognised as a forerunner in carbon fibre sculpture and with his team is undertaking a variety of projects including private commissions, installations, a lifestyle product collection and new work in his bespoke studio ‘studio 45’ near Oxford, England.
Dimensions
| Length | 300 |
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| Width | 40 |
| Weight | 5.10 |
