Metal Sculpture of the human figure for home and garden.

My work with bike chains as spinal columns led to my looking at the human form, this seemed a logical development of this style of work. One of my favourite sculptures is titled 'A Walk In The Park' inspired by an old man I used to see in the park when I was a child. he is made of drive chain and a lot of overwelding as described in Methods and Techniques earlier. He is a good example of combining different styles of work.

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He sold recently to a woman named Veneta who 'Waltzed around the garden with him until he was happy' and then bought him a friend to keep him company, see her photo below. This second photo was taken after I had rusted his surface and waxed him for a much richer finish.

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 An early sculpture here, The Old Man, initially he was made in a sitting position, however it turned out that his balance was perfect for both sitting and standing he stands 60cm tall, not as large as he looks in the photograph, note the dwarfed people in the background. Sold

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Below is a recent commision, designed by Katharina Kubrick Hobbs, The Sentinel, a practical as a well as humorous sculpture. this was a private commission but I can make similar pieces to order. The tray is made of a circular saw carefuly blunted and the lamp is supplied from the ubiquitous Argos catalogue.

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I have also looked at human figures in outline and have made several of these and can do them in almost any position to suit the customer, I have always fancied making a set of life sized Tai Chi figures or possibly somebody pushing a lawn mower. Below are a few examples of this style of work.

A recent commission came from Ian Lofthouse, could I make a family group of him, his wife Debbie and their two daughters, how could I say no to that? we discussed what they wanted and sizes and decided on 2/3rds lifesized, they sent me photos of the poses they wanted and a picture of the space they had in mind. Oh and they wanted the cat to get in on the act as it had died recently. A unique garden for a contemporary space.

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Below is another  addition to this body of work, The Gardener, standing 6ft tall he is ready for a serious session digging in the garden, if you want I can even modify him to hold a favourite spade. A perfect gift for the Gardener in your life. This piece is actually sold but due to the level of interest in him I am willing to make copies for £500.00.

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Next sculpture is The Rain Man, another personal favourite . I like the way he is pensively feeling for the rain. Sold.

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Another life sized sculpture is the pointing man, sold 18/2/07human figure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These three are just examples, I have made more of these, where possible pictures of others will be in the Customer Photos gallery. As mentioned above I can reproduce almost any position in this style, at life size prices start from £525.00.

 

 

A bit of an odd one this, I cant think of anywhere else to put it;

Giant Metal Penis, what else could I call this piece, measuring in at 15" long and 8" in girth and weigh in at 2.5kg. It started out 3 years ago as an exercise in texturing and shaping on top of a piece of motorcycle chain, and took on a life of it's own (as these things do!). I saw what it was turning into and abandoned it into a box of scrap pieces.

 It turned up a few weeks ago and I was at a loose end so I thought lets get my teeth into it as it were, I moulded the business end and carved it into a fairl representation of the subject, then as a finishing touch gilded it with brass.  A splendid piece of work. It works well as a desktop fetish, people go 'Oh! whats that?' when they see the lovely texture then pick it up and scream when they see what it is. It is not meant to be used for anything other than perhaps fondling and maybe stunning large reptiles. Note, this is a one off and I am not making copies, unless well paid, if a customer wants the rest of the equipment making contact me to discuss a price. The big question; Who is it based upon? Well I am too discrete to tell you.penis sculpture Sold 4 11 07.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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