Category: Sculptor

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Now living and working in Bath, Edward has a degree in philosophy from Bristol University and in his kinetic sculptures he explores ideas of fragility and strength as well as balance and resolution.
Drawing inspiration from the natural world and the human figure, his work is often suggestive of botanical or skeletal structures. The elegant, fluid forms express a sense of harmony and rhythmic energy, coupled with a feeling of tranquil equilibrium.

Natasha Houseago, born in Bristol in 1966, is predominantly an abstract figurative sculptor in wood, a direct Carver.

Natasha gained a distinction at Jacob Kramer Art College, Leeds, in 1985. A fine Art BA [Hons] degree at Brighton College of Art, 1986-88. Also a Post Graduate Diploma in Cyprus in 2000.

Houseago has over twenty years experience of teaching woodcarving, exhibiting, commissioned Art Projects and Residencies here and abroad.

Natasha has won a award for Artists working in wood and has been sponsored by many tool companies.

Natasha’s home and Studio are based in Cheltenham, where she is currently developing a new body of work and preparing for a series of future Exhibitions, Projects and Residencies.

http://www.natasha-houseago.co.uk/

Geoff Dunlop
In his life as an artist, writer and filmmaker Geoff Dunlop has always asked questions. Most frequently the question is Why? And he has always sought to cross boundaries, push limits and challenge definitions. Can a camera produce work that is more like a painting than a photograph? Can visual art be used to explore the invisible? Can an image become an object? Can a still picture become moving sculpture?

Geoff asks all these questions and more in the work he has made for the Cotswold Sculpture Park: large, translucent fabrics hanging from and between trees, in clusters and formations. As light shines on and through the cotton sheets they dramatically alter their appearance. As breezes and winds make them move, whether gently or violently, they become kinetic sculpture. They also become a way of bringing the viewer’s attention to the ever shifting elements that flow through our lives. Because they are so familiar to us, it is easy to ignore these natural processes. But, as we have increasingly and alarmingly begun to discover, we ignore the actions and reactions of nature at our peril.

For Geoff, the painterly patterns that he prints onto translucent cotton (and other media) are themselves descriptive of these invisible processes. The visual effects created by water and wind help him to imagine the endless exchange of energy inside the smallest atom or the largest and most distant galaxy.

Over many years Geoff travelled the world asking questions as a filmmaker, mostly for international broadcast … making meaning with pictures. But it became inevitable that he would ultimately concentrate his focus on the visual arts. His films on art and artists have been shown at the Tate and National galleries in London, the Metropolitan and Witney museums in New York and the Pompidou centre in Paris.

Now he makes and exhibits his own artworks from bases in Somerset, Bristol and Bath. He is an associate artist at Spike Island, Bristol, and at the Royal West of England Academy. He also regularly curates and exhibits at the annual FaB festival of contemporary art in Bath. His work has been shown and is in collections in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

www.geoffdunlop-artworks.com

Teresa Wells MRSS Bio and Statement

Teresa Wells MRSS creates emotive figurative sculptures in bronze, that celebrate man’s physical and emotional survival over adversity.

Inspired by the question “How do Humans Behave?” she draws inspiration from the contours of athletes and ballet dancers to emphasize a physical strength, placing them in precarious poses to stress fragility.

She employs an illustrative style that pertains to theatrical gesturing, with particular attention made in re-creating detail in the face, hands and feet. This creates a powerful and spiritual force, producing reflection on one’s own psyche. When combined with geometric architectural supports, in steel, bronze and stone, she shows a contemporary approach to bronze, lifting it off the plinth and making it appear less monumental and traditional.
Teresa is a multi award winning member of The Royal Society of Sculptors, and has had work commissioned by the BBC and Netflix amongst others. She is available for public and private commissions, interiors, landscape and garden sculpture.

www.teresawells.co.uk

Ian Marlow MRSS
Ian is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. He works in stainless steel, bronze and glass to make both abstract and figurative work inspired by nature and natural forms, each one being characterised by a wonderfully dynamic strength. There is a bold freshness in the crisp stainless steel, yet the hardness of the metal appears lost and unnoticed in the flowing shapes he creates. The texture he adds to the stainless steel interacts with the light, making the sculpture’s surface change as you move around it, creating a transformation that is almost magical.

He is invited to exhibit widely and undertakes a wide range of commissions from public, corporate and private clients.

Find out more here: https://www.marlowsculpture.co.uk/

Suzie Marsh is a sculptor based in Cornwall. Her figurative animal sculptures have gained great acclaim over the last 30 years and she now has a loyal following both in the UK and abroad. Suzie has undertaken many private and business commissions including sculpture exhibits for a museum in Taiwan and the public installation of Nelson the Seal at Looe Harbour in Cornwall.

Suzie’s work aims to reflect her own fascination with an animal’s character and her figurative style captures their form precisely. As an animal lover, Suzie produces work to aid several animal charities and donates part of her profits to them.

The plight of moon bears in China and Vietnam being “milked” for their bile has become an overriding concern and her commitment to Jill Robinson of Animals Asia with her design of “Hope of Freedom” (the Animals Asia elephant in the 2010 London Elephant Parade) and her “Moonstruck” exhibition in 2012 raised substantial funds for the charity.

Suzie says, “To express what it means to me to help these bears is almost impossible to put into words. I know I am completely under the bears’ spell and will do what I can for them in my own small way and will always wish it could be more.”

A search for information about hippos led to Suzie’s long friendship and support of Karen Paolillo, who founded the Turgwe Hippo Trust in Zimbabwe in 1992. Karen has dedicated her life since then to preserving the hippos and other wildlife and their habitat during droughts and political unrest. More details of these two remarkable women can be accessed via Suzie’s website. In recognition of her own five cats who double as artist’s models Suzie is also a keen supporter of Cats Protection.

Suzie works in clay and then produces finished sculptures in bronze, pewter and resins, all of which are suitable for the home or garden. Full details are available on her website, www.suziemarshsculpture.co.uk. You can also find her on Facebook.

Jonty Hurwitz was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and spent his early life living in small hotels in rural towns in South Africa. He studied a B.Sc (Eng) at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and worked as a full-time researcher at the University of Cape Town.

Following his studies, Jonty travelled in India, studying Yoga and wood carving, before arriving in London, where he then spent many years in the tech world designing financial risk algorithms.

Jonty started producing sculpture in 2009.

For more information, visit his website at www.jontyhurwitz.com.

Notable Collectors & Commissions: Science Gallery, Dublin; Hermann Collective, Austria; Science Centre, Singapore; Chugai Group, Tokyo; Savoy Hotel, London.

Documentary
“Is this the World’s Smallest Sculpture?”. A documentary on Hurwitz’s nano sculpture made by CNN featuring curator of the Tate Modern, Chris Dercon, sculptor Antony Gormley and art critic Estelle Lovatt. CNN “Ones to Watch” shines a spotlight on the up-and-coming creative talents set to be the next big names in culture and the arts. Published online and on CNN International, March 2015. See this article in Cosmos magazine for more details.

Museum Exhibitions
2017, Science Center, Singapore
2017, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
2017, Liberty Science Center, New York
2016, Science Gallery at the Art Powerplant, Leipzig
2015, Petrosains is a Science Centre, Malaysia
2014, Exploratorium, Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception, San Francisco
2014, Fleet Science Center, San Diego
2014, Threadneedle Prize Exhibition, ICA London

Academic Papers and References
Art on the Nanoscale and Beyond: Advanced Materials, 2016. Yetisen, A. K. ; Coskun, A. F. ; England, G. ; Cho, S. ; Butt, H. ; Hurwitz, J. ; Kolle, M. ; Khademhosseini, A. ; Hart, A. J. ; Folch, A. ; et al.[47]

Technology and the Arts: Current Works of Eric Whitaker and Jonty Hurwitz. International Science and Technology Conference (ISTEC) 2015, St. Petersburg, Russia. Written and presented by Mark Konewko, Marquette University, Wisconsen, USA.[48]

Nanotechnology Cleans Up, Carolien Coon, Physics World, May 2016[49]

Appearance-mimicking surfaces. Christian Schüller, Daniele Panozzo, and Olga Sorkine-Hornung. 2014. ACM Trans. Graph. 33, 6, Article 216 (November 2014)[50]

Cylindrical Mirror Anamorphosis and Urban-Architectural Ambience. Čučaković, A. & Paunović, M. Nexus Netw J (2015) 17: 605.[51]

Two Photon Absorption & Carrier Generation in Semiconductors. F.R. Palomo1, I. Vila, M.Fernández, P.DeCastro , M. Moll, Departamento Ingeniería Electrónica, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Santander, Spain, SSD Group, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland[52]

Anamorphic Experiences in 3D Space: Shadows, Projections and Other Optical Illusions. Symeonidou, I. Nexus Netw J (2016) 18: 779. [53]

The Magic of Anamorphosis in Elementary and Middle School. Marina Barreto and Diego Lieban, Proceedings of Bridges 2017: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture Pages 553–556 [54]

Numerical anamorphosis: an artistic exploration. Francesco de Comite and Laurent Grisoni, SA ’15 SIGGRAPH ASIA 2015 Art Papers, Article No. 1 [55]

Sanat ve Tasarımda Anamorfik Görüntüler (Anamorphic Images in Art and Design). Bengisu KELEŞOĞLU, Mehtap UYGUNGÖZ, Anadolu University Art & Design Magazine, Issue 7, 2016 [56]

Between reality and deception: the anamorphoses in visual communication (Entre a realidade e o engano: as anamorfoses na comunicação visual.), FERREIRA (UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA, PORTUGAL), Helena. Visualidades, [S.l.], v. 14, n. 1, set. 2016.[57]

Drzwi Do Nowej Percepcji – Londyński Festiwal Kinetica Art Fair 2013 / Doors To A New Perception – The London Festival Kinetica Art Fair 2013., Letkiewicz, Marek. 2014 Annales UMCS, Artes. 10(2): 95-106. Retrieved 17 Jan. 2018[58]

Anamorphosis in the work of foreign artists at the end of the XX-XXI century (Russian), статья в журнале – научная статья, YOUTH BULLETIN OF THE ST PETERSBURG STATE INSTITUTE OF CULTURE , 2(6), pages 136-139,2016 [59]

Art and Science Education in Optics: From Multidisciplinary to Transdisciplinary (Arte e Ciência no Ensino de Óptica: Da Multidisciplinaridade à Transdisciplinaridade), Claudemir Batista, Edivaldo Lima, Universidade de São Paulo, e-Disciplinas, Sistema de Apoio às Disciplinas [60]

Art & Design Awards:
2016, The Royal Photographic Society, Finalist, International Images for Science
2015, Guinness World Records, The Smallest Animal Sculpture
2015, Guinness World Records, The Smallest Sculpture of a Human Form
2010, Gofigurative Art Prize, Peoples Vote, London, United Kingdom
2010, Arte Laguna Prize, Finalist, Venice, Italy
2009, Bentlif Art Prize, Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery, People Choice Award, United Kingdom
2009, Noble Sculpture Prize, Liguria, Italy
2000, New Media Age Nomination, Special Award for Innovation (Delve)
2000, IVCA, International Visual Communications Association, Nomination, Award for Innovation
1999, IVCA, International Visual Communications Association, Gold Award
1998, BIMA, British Interactive Media Association Awards (Delve)
1998, BAFTA Interactive Nomination, Best use of moving image (Delve)

Solo Exhibitions:
2014, Art and the Internet, Gofigurative Gallery, Hampstead, London
2013, Old Street Art, Gofigurative Gallery, Solo Show, London
2011, Noble Sculpture Prize, Italy

Group Exhibitions:
2019, Lausanne Art Fair, Beaulieu Exhibition Center, Switzerland
2019, Canwood Gallery, Hereford
2017, SCOPE Art Show with Modus Art Gallery, Miami, USA
2017, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, USA
2017, Catto Gallery, Portugal
2017, Kinetica Museum 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, London
2017, Illusion: Nothing Is As It Seems, Liberty Science Center, New York
2016, Walton Fine Arts, London
2016, Opera Gallery, London
2016, Gallerie de Medicis, Paris
2016, Science Gallery at the Art Powerplant, Leipzig
2016, International Images for Science, The Royal Photographic Society, London
2015, Illusion Exhibition Malaysia tour with the Dublin Science Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2014, Kinetica Art Fair, Truman Brewery, London
2014, Illusion Exhibition USA tour with the Dublin Science Gallery, San Francisco
2014, Illusion Exhibition USA tour with the Dublin Science Gallery, San Diego
2014, Threadneedle Prize Exhibition, ICA London
2013, Savoy Hotel, Unveiling of Kaspar the Anamorphic Cat sculpture, Solo show
2012, Kinetica Art Fair, London
2011, Tower 42, City of London, Solo show
2011, Art London, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London
2011, Bloomsbury Art Show (represented by Arthur Ackerman Gallery), London
2011, Untitled Artists Fair, London
2010, Arthur Ackermann Gallery, London
2010, Art London, Represented by Arthur Ackermann Gallery, London
2010, Go Figurative Show, Real Broadgate, Broadgate Circle, London
2010, Go Figurative Show, Real Hampstead, St. Stephen’s, London
2010, Untitled Art Fair, London
2010, Arte Laguna Prize, Arsenale, Venice
2009, Lloyd Gill Gallery Christmas Exhibition
2009, Bentlif Gallery, Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery

Originally from Ireland, Karen Hilliard, a commissioned public artist received a BA Hons from Cardiff Met in Ceramics. On moving to Gloucestershire, she has continued to work in sculpture using clay, mostly from a local brickyard, to create her architectural sculpture.

Find out more about Karen at her website, www.karenhilliard.co.uk.

Karen is exhibiting one piece at the Cotswold Sculpture Park this year: Perennial.

‘Perennial’ is a triptych referencing the connection between ourselves and our natural environment. We as human beings experience periods of development throughout our lives. Karen says:

“I find these references in perennial plants, although maintaining their core structure they develop and mature over time subtly but significantly. The use of Ceramic block from Ibstock Brick connects the idea of shared cellular structure and the dependence we have with the physical earth we stand on.”

Height: 2.2 metres
Width: 2 metres x 2 metres
Material: ceramic, Ibstock block and glaze (high-fired and weatherproof).

Georgie Phipps is a ceramic artist based in Cornwall. She has a background in Sculpture, having studied at the University of Gloucestershire and Book Arts which she pursued at Camberwell College of Arts. She has been involved in a variety of site-specific exhibitions and experiential installations in Gloucestershire, Cornwall and beyond.

Recently, Georgie has made a variety of manhole covers with her own designs. She has a continuing fascination for industrial features within our environment; the statuesque and elegant viaducts are seen throughout Cornwall where she lives. She is interested in mankind’s complex relationship with nature, for her the viaduct is an explicit marker of connections between places, which conveys the energy with which man strides through the landscape whilst slowly destroying it.

She has captured the shadows cast by the standing viaducts from a moment in time, whilst the actual shadows cast move around the stack throughout the day.

More information about Georgie and her sculpture can be found at the Newlyn Society of Artists page  and on Instagram at georgie.phipps.9.