{"id":26414,"date":"2025-09-19T23:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/26414\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T23:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:23:22","slug":"paul-cocksedges-beautiful-critical-mass-marble-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/26414\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Cocksedge&#8217;s Beautiful &#8220;Critical Mass&#8221; Marble Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p id=\"53a927_2064\" data-ic-marker=\"e825d8_743\">This incredible marble table is by Paul Cocksedge, the British industrial-designer-turned-artist.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eec5d5_6599\" data-ic-marker=\"59338_442\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"991\" data-image-id=\"1757825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757825_81_138626_X9m0aYGA6.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"e48ed9_1236\" data-ic-marker=\"4d6755_994\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1053\" data-image-id=\"1757824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757824_81_138626_X9m0aYGA6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"75694a_4238\" data-ic-marker=\"9c1e5c_853\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-width=\"880\" data-image-height=\"1578\" data-image-id=\"1757828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757828_81_138626_zYl_0SFvh.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 1.1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"a2f5a3_6017\" data-ic-marker=\"845e47_571\">There are no fasteners involved; the pieces have been carved in such a way that their weight holds them fast to the others.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f94adc_890\" data-ic-marker=\"245bd8_814\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757827_81_138626_738nzW8Hw.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"7df44e_4808\" data-ic-marker=\"8baf17_171\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757826_81_138626_8qqajgQnk.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"29a5f4_1702\" data-ic-marker=\"a228b2_179\">Cocksedge created at least two of the tables for his solo exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/objectswithnarratives.com\/pages\/solo-show-paul-cocksedge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Critical Mass<\/a>. It&#8217;s on now at the Objects with Narratives gallery in Brussels, through November.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5f5883_4937\" data-ic-marker=\"73827f_608\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757829_81_138626_M8rfNdzMh.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"28685c_3401\" data-ic-marker=\"9a009d_916\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757822_81_138626_vo8fVjUmT.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<p id=\"85dde3_5185\" data-ic-marker=\"442811_1184\">I will say, I love Cocksedge&#8217;s work\u2014but can&#8217;t stand the way his videos are edited. They somehow make my ADHD worse. I&#8217;d like to be able to focus on the objects he creates, without the constant jump cuts and text overlays. The work deserves better. <\/p>\n<p>        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; This incredible marble table is by Paul Cocksedge, the British industrial-designer-turned-artist. 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