6′ Old Man and the Sea
$6,500.00
Our sailfish sculptures capture the legendary fight and mystique of these ocean racers, revered since Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea matched wits with one as a worthy adversary. I start designs by sketching their iconic spear-like bills, huge dorsal fins, and colors resembling a sailor’s marlinspike that gives them their name.
Description
Our sailfish sculptures capture the legendary fight and mystique of these ocean racers, revered since Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea matched wits with one as a worthy adversary. I start designs by sketching their iconic spear-like bills, huge dorsal fins, and colors resembling a sailor’s marlinspike that gives them their name.
Each one gets meticulously cut from ocean-grade 316 stainless steel before artisan shaping and extreme fire coloring permanently sets aquatic hues of silver, navy and cobalt undulating across their streamlined forms. No two are ever the same, echoing the individual personality of sailfish that migrate thousands of miles, jumping clear from the sea in acrobatic hunting displays.
Finished sculptures are fitted by hand with noble wooden bases or sturdy mounting brackets echoing a maritime theme. Though built to last generations even along the coastline, fittings should undergo periodic inspection as a ship’s first mate would.
For interior decoration or gardens, these one-of-a-kind sailfish sculptures encapsulate the thrilling brute force battle between predator and prey, evoking courage, endurance and love for the open waters where one must kill or be killed. Proudly made in the USA.
*All of our sculptures come with stainless steel brackets and hardware for mounting.
Additional information
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| Items | 6' Old Man and the Sea Sculpture – $6500.00 |
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Armando R. Hevia, a passionate artist and sport fisherman enthusiast, was born in Havana, Cuba, but moved to the U.S. as a young child. He has lived Orlando, Florida since 1972. Fortunately, Florida is a premier destination for fishing, and the open seas have given him a wide realm of both observation and discernment, fueling his creativity to replicate sea life in his own vision.
Armando has always loved to draw, and studied both Commercial Art and Welding at Mid-Florida Tech in Orlando. His welding knowledge prompted him to experiment with creating his first metal sculpture over 20 years ago. What began as a hobby has turned into much more, and he has methodically developed his stainless steel sculptures depicting sea life. All sculptures begin with a hand drawn design before the metal is cut to the proper specifications of each fish. He then grinds each piece to add depth and dimension into each piece. The array of colors is achieved by controlled heat, a process known as fire color. The colors are not painted on, but rather drawn out of the metal by different temperatures of heat. The colors are then embedded into the steel permanently. Each piece is original, and no two pieces are alike.
Armando not only has a passion for, but takes pride in each piece of art he creates. It is clear he has an innate, intuitive gift for art, and is willing and able to create anything the mind can imagine.