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Statues
Wooden Statues handmade and crafted for private gardens or for use in public art situations.
These figures are handmade to order, everyone is individually designed with a unique fully collaborative client consultation process. They are made from 100% legal and sustainable British wood, and designed to either live permanently outside in all weathers, or inside a building.
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Page updated 1st October 2024
Statue or Figurative Sculpture - it's the same thing.
But, the best figurative sculpture allows you to glimpse into the soul. You can have the natural woody look or a contemporary painted one.
Unlike many materials used in figurative art, the use wood conveys a tangible sense of life, warmth and humanity.
Wooden figures can be painted to instill a contemporary feeling. Ideal for ornament or modern small scale memorial.
What to consider when commissioning a garden statue:
Figurative Sculpture for the garden
they can be portraits of your own family.
Perhaps, you would like a sculpture to be really NOW, I try very hard to reflect current thinking, contemporary life and values in all my work.
Points to consider:
- Are you concerned with the climate crisis, sustainability and environmental responsibility?
- Have you decided where the sculpture is to be installed - can I have a few photos?
- Do you want your piece to be about drama, soothing, nature, love, erotic, exotic, shocking?
- Do you want it to passively convey a message i.e. emotions, pain, love, loss, gain wealth, success?
- Is it to be high brow, folklore, classical, modernist or a memorial?
- How large or small, almost anything is possible and small can be as effective as large.
Modern small scale figurative sculpture for table tops.
Here you can see the use of various British wood species in the composition, that add depth and colour to the natural qualities of wooden statuary sculpture.
Accurate representations of real people, with a sense of real life and warmth - you only get that with the use of wood.
Can you imagine a better talking point over an evening meal or big business decision? Small scale figures can portray passive messages, after all, it is a natural reaction for one human being to recognise emotion or expression or body language, in another.
What does a wooden statue or figurative sculpture cost?
Table top figures start from £550. Small scale figures start from £1500 and a life size adult figure built from larch, will cost from £7000.
What would your garden statue look like?
Don't be daunted by the thought of commissioning a figurative sculpture. Robert is a little different from many contemporary British sculptors in that he will not impose his thoughts, taste or designs on you. In fact, it works the other way around here.
So, don't worry about the artistic validity of your idea or vision. There's no embarrassment here either (your idea may well be the best thing since sliced bread anyway). It's all about creating the figurative sculpture you want, and Robert will guide you through the arty bit too.
Figurative sculpture For use by Practitioners
A life size figure, may be useful therapy for those who find social interaction difficult.
I can make just about any figure, in any pose you may wish for, to your design or my own.
Contemporary Public Art Statues
Wooden people sculptures are ideal for public art situations where an interactive response would be welcome.
Let's think about a new kind of Public statue. Those inert bronze heroic (or villain) statues standing on plinths are old hat surely? I say, today's values are about natural materials, sustainability and inclusive humanity.
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