Category Archives: Sculptors

Mark Jenkins

Mark Jenkins Dublin Most of Marks street work makes me laugh, but some is really dark. The photo above must have given people who noticed it heart attacks. “Maps encourage boldness. They’re like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.” Mark … Continue reading

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Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen On the complete opposite scale to Gerry judah, Peter Callesen creates amazingly intricate sculptures out of paper. The detail is astounding. And this is just one of the many talents of Peter. Check out his website and prepare … Continue reading

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Gerry Judah

Gerry Judah Audi Central Display Nearly all of Gerry’s work is huge and exciting. He must love getting up everyday to make mind blowing installations like the one above. “I think of Gerry Judah as a magician.” Jonathan Glancey

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Mike Ross

Mike Ross Big Rig Jig How on earth did Mike Ross dream up the idea of creating a sculpture out of two huge trucks? I will one day go and see this in the flesh to really appreciate the scale. … Continue reading

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Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray Guitardistort I love guitars and this would look great hanging on my wall along side my other guitars. Bruce makes contemporary and abstract modern metal and wood sculptures and has been displayed as part of group or solo art exhibitions … Continue reading

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Robert Thomas 1926 – 1999

Robert Thomas The Family Robert is responsible for quite a few of the big bronze sculptures in cardiff. My favourite scultures of Roberts are  ”The family” which is at the end of Churchill Way in Cardiff and  ”Aneurin Bevan” which is … Continue reading

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Barry Flanagan

Barry Flannigan Thinker on a Rock Another welsh sculptor, Barry’s work, especially “Thinker on a rock” brings a smile to my face and makes the streets in which they displayed a far more interesting place.

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Mac Adams

Mac Adams Humming Bird Another welsh sculptor/artist and student of the Cardiff college of art. I really like his use of shadows in the above installation. As far back as 1968, Mac Adams was giving new life to the narrative … Continue reading

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Peter Nicholas

Peter Nicholas The Mermaid This sculpture is on the seafront at Porthcawl. For years i thought it was just   of concrete with a hole in the middle, as i had only seen it close up from the front and back. … Continue reading

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Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya The Brick Artist Nathan is a sculptor that works not with traditional materials but with Lego. I love Lego but have never built anything quite like Nathan’s work. “Sawaya is a surrealist mash-up of forms and artists. Imagine … Continue reading

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