Figurative Sculpture

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Fan mask overwhelmed

Figurative Sculpture
Inspired by gargoyles, African sculpture, sci-fi and more...

Gargoyles, the guardians ofchurch buildings, are the inspiration for figurative sculptures. I studied their character, humour and formwhilst trying to define the essence that extracts such varying responses from theviewers. I became interested inappearances and assumptions, people's instinctive or ingrained reactions tocertain features or "looks". Goodness and beauty have become inextricably linked within people'sperceptions and therefore, ugly and evil have also become intertwined.

By moving my study away fromgargoyles toward the human form I am making my work more accessible to theaudience whilst updating the style. Itappeals or extracts a response from something deep within the viewer. I want the audience to look further than thesuperficial appearances and consider why they react in a certain fashion. Othercontributing influences include African art, alien culture and peat bogmummies. My aim is to capture thecharacter and humour that is the essence of gargoyles whilst bringing them upto date.

Fan mask reaching

Expressions (pencil & pastel)

Faces (pen, pencil & ink)

Large garden head

Small head

Garden celebrity figure

‘Thecelebrity series’ are ceramic figures and masks inspired by the notion ofcelebrity and fanatics. Celebrities, onpedestals, one-off individuals with that special X-factor are adored by theirfans, the many faces of the public blurred into one lookalike.