Artists E-L – Harlow Sculpture

Sep 25

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Robert Koenig 0 comments tags: Grizedale Panel, I am all leaves, Planty, Three Totems

Robert Koenig

Koenig was born in Manchester in 1951 and is of Polish descent. He studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic then the Slade and became an Associate of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.In 1982 he was resident sculptor in Grizedale Forest, Cumbria. He is recognised for his use of wood.In 1996 he won a competition to commemorate the coal miners and steel workers of Bilston.He has exhibited and sold work internationally from London, Poland and China. He works mainly in wood, carving, painting and printing on it. His output is diverse from portraiture to furniture for interior and exterior settings. He runs workshops, many school based. He lives in Brighton. Works Grizedale Panel Wooden carved relief1984218x136x3 cmBarbara Castle Health Centre Donated to the Trust by Patricia Gibberd in 2003. I am all leavesWood relief1984218×136 x3 cmThe Playhouse, Town CentrePurchased jointly by Harlow Council and the Harlow Art Trust from the exhibition in the Gibberd Gallery 2009. PlantyWood2009series of three small wood carvingsSt John’s ARCAlso purchased from the 2009 exhibition. See under Exhibitions for details of the retrospective Three Totems, wood carving, is on loan to the Gibberd Garden from the artist.

Sep 24

by Admin in Anthony Hawken, Artists, Artists E-L 0 comments tags: Iceni

Anthony Hawken

Anthony Hawken was born in London, he studied at Medway College of Art and at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the Bronze Medal and was a Landseer Scholar. Anthony Hawken is a figurative sculptor working in Bronze, Marble, and Stone. He is also a Printmaker. Hawken’s work is represented in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Arts Club, New York, and in public and many private and corporate collections in Britain and abroad, including Harlow New Town, Citibank, Motorola, Charlton Athletic Football Club, and aboard the P&O cruise liner Oriana. Hawken has exhibited widely; The Royal Academy, The Kelvingrove Gallery, Museum Glasgow, Broadgate City of London, and Renishaw Hall Derbyshire, one man shows at The Minories Colchester, and The Royal Institute of British Architects London are but a few. Hawken is also well known for his many fine portrait busts. Commissions include sitters well known to the public, such as Melvyn Bragg, Nicholas Parsons, and Lord Norman Lamont. http://anthonyhawken.com/about.html Works IceniPortland stone1995ht 210 cmColt Hatch Stone carving commissioned by the Trust. It refers to an ancient tribe and reflects Hawken’s interest in Celtic brooches. Other patterns refer to cloud formations on Jupiter. On the […]

Sep 23

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Clare Guest 0 comments tags: Cat Mask

Clare Guest

Guest was born in Wolverhampton in 1961 She studied at Bath Academy of Art Her public commissions include Bog Oak Drop at Nene Park Trust, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough She lives and works in Orton Wistow, Peterborough Works Cat Mask (1) and (2) Bog Oak1996105 x 70 x 15 cmBush Fair Library Harlow Arts Trust purchased Cat Masks in 1996 Details There is another carved piece in the Gibberd Garden: Fred and Aristotle, bird table with two crows, which is comical.

Sep 23

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Lee Grandjean 0 comments tags: LG Chorus

Lee Grandjean

Grandjean was born in London 1949. He lived in Harlow from age 12 and was one of the first pupils at Burnt Mill School. He went on to study at the North East London Polytechnic 1967-8 and then Winchester School of Art till 1971.He established his own studio in London later moving to Norfolk, where he lives, works and exhibits. He was Deputy Head of Sculpture at the RCA in 2009.He has been commissioned by RBS, Bleinheim Group and Nottingham University. He also works with poets and sound artists. Works LG Chorus 1990Iroko wood, constructed and carved. 250×70 cmSt John’s Art and Recreation Centre, Old Harlow Chorus was acquired by the Harlow Art Trust in 1996 to celebrate the anniversary of Harlow Chorus. It stands in the grounds of the ARC. The centre holds regular concerts and musical events.

Sep 23

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Hilary Frew 0 comments tags: Two Children on a Rock

Hilary Frew

Artist’s StatementI aim to achieve a sculpture that draws the eye to all areas through its design flow. I like naturalistic, tactile, chunky forms and for the piece to be capable of a long life. Carving Portland stone or wood is my chief interest. Children everywhere are my inspiration.Method of WorkingMy work starts with modelling in plasticine; wired figures are manipulated until the composition satisfies from every viewpoint. I then carve this into wax, forestalling future problems. When happy, I make working drawings to scale and am ready to draw all over the stone. I now use my mechanical electric chisel (rather noisy), or my preferred hand tools, the steel claws, chisels and punches, and different sizes of mallet to remove any parts of the stone not required. There are hazards such as fossils and flaws in the stone, which have to be accommodated or avoided. When completed, after four or five months, a mould is taken from the stone for a small bronze addition. I usually have three carvings to my work at any one time. I have used many materials and methods, such as wax modelling for silver work, weldings (sold by Liberty’s), and portrait work.Biographical Details1934 Born […]

Sep 22

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Karen Murphy 1 comments tags: Over the Weir

Karen Murphy

Karen Murphy is an associate artist of Parndon Mill, Harlow and works in kiln-formed and cast glass, recently using dichronic glass. She sells and takes commissions through Parndon Mill.She has produced commemorative work for the Spanish Ambassador, The British High Commissioner for Malaysia, Gatwick, and the University of Hertfordshire. Works Over the Weir Metal fabricated bridge with glass inserts – with Alan Freeman 2007 Parndon Mill The bridge is along the three and a half mile River Stort Sculpture Trail which has four free standing sculpture.

Sep 22

by Admin in Alan Freeman, Artists, Artists E-L 1 comments tags: Over the Weir

Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman is a blacksmith working in forged steel, iron and brass. He makes architectural pieces such as balustrades, staircases and balconies and does heritage restoration of gates, windows etc. He has his forge at Parndon Mill Studios. Works Over the Weir Metal fabricated bridge with glass inserts – with Karen Murphy 2007 Parndon Mill The bridge is along the three and a half mile River Stort Sculpture Trail which has four free standing sculptures.

Sep 22

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Shelley Faucett 0 comments tags: Six Cubes

Shelley Faucett

1920 – 1994 Works Six Cubes Bronze Ht 250 cms Bush Fair shopping precinct The column of six, fifteen inch faced irregular cubes was cast from plaster in 1972 and acquired by the Art Trust in 1983. Faucett was a student of Eric Gill in the techniques of engraving and letter cutting and attended Chelsea School of Art and the Slade. He worked as an assistant to Henry Moore. Typically he liked to create columns or modular abstract shapes of plaster working the surface. This example is like a stack of building blocks which could be reassembled into a different order.

Sep 17

by Admin in Angela Godfrey, Artists, Artists E-L 0 comments tags: Flowing Onwards, Grecian Urn, The Flame, We are the music makers

Angela Godfrey

Godfrey was born in London in 1939. She studied Fine Art at King’s College, Newcastle. She acknowledges the influence of Victor Pasmore on the abstraction of space and shape in her own work. She began using wood, and casts of fibre glass and concrete in the early work, progressing to stone carving and more recently stainless steel, aluminium and bronze.She has carved altars (her first commission was for St Albans after graduating) one of which can be seen in the Catholic Church of the Assumption in Mulberry Green. Her carved Oak Column is at Nortel Technology. There are two works in the grounds of the Gibberd Garden.In 2015 she exhibited together with artist Alan Burgess in the Gibberd Gallery summer show entitled Wood, Stone, Steel and Paint. There were photographs of her many commissions and design drawings. She is a member of the Harlow Art Trust and lives and works in Roydon, Essex. Works Grecian Urn: Two Vertical Forms Portland Stone 2000 ht 150 cm Keats House Health Centre The Health Centre is named after the poet John Keats, who trained as a doctor. His poem Ode to a Grecian Urn inspired this work and the text from two of […]

Sep 10

by Admin in Artists, Artists E-L, Keith Godwin 0 comments tags: Philosopher

Keith Godwin

1916 – 1991 Godwin was born in Worksop in 1916. He studied at the Royal College of Art. He taught at Bromley School of Art, Hammersmith School of Art and at Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, where he became Head of Sculpture. Godwin exhibited work at the Royal Academy in the 1950s. He made Neptune, a huge temporary sculptural relief, for the Sea and Ships Pavilion on the Southbank site in the Festival of Britain, 1951. His public commissions include The Architect and Society at Blackheath, Guy and the Boar at Warwick and a fountain for the Anglia TV building at Elstree. Godwin’s public sculpture in Manchester includes Vigilance and Spinning Fields Piece, a 20ft high stainless steel and concrete form which stands near the Rylands Library. The Keith Godwin Award for Sculpture is presented annually at Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. Godwin died in 1991. Work The Philosopher 1961–62Fibreglass, 163 x 76 x 68 cm At rear of Playhouse, Town CentreOwned by Harlow College The Philosopher was acquired by Harlow Technical College in 1960, following consultation with the Harlow Art Trust. The sculpture is deeply set into the ground. Harlow College used to be on the site where the […]

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