By Nature; Wakehurst

By Nature; Wakehurst

The project at Wakehurst corresponds closely with my current sculpture practice which develops from PhD research carried out at Chelsea College of Art into our experience of the phenomenon of age in the objects that constitute our environment.Our world is...
…the thrill of…eternity (Landscape in DNA: Quennington)

…the thrill of…eternity (Landscape in DNA: Quennington)

“…the thrill of…eternity”  (Landscape in DNA)                                   Paul Tuppeny 2022 The title of the artwork is drawn from a statement made by Cezanne to his friend, Joachim Gasquet:“Our art must render the thrill of [Nature’s] permanence… It must give...
By Nature (Cedar of Lebanon)

By Nature (Cedar of Lebanon)

 By Nature (Cedar of Lebanon)“The nature of a thing…is a certain principle and cause of change…and is directly present in it” (AristotlePhysicsII/1/192b20) The sculpture sets out to hold in a single object the life and ‘nature’ of a tree. It begins at its base as a...
Chronologer (Chalk and Bone)

Chronologer (Chalk and Bone)

Chronologer (Chalk and Bone) Animal bone and chalk32cm  x  22cm x  9cm The sculpture addresses time and change.Our world is characterised by change; trees grow, fruit ripens and skin wrinkles. Yet it appears to us as stable and persisting.Aristotle noticed that we do...
Quennington Education Pack

Quennington Education Pack

FRESH AIR SCULPTURE BIENNIAL SCHOOLS ACTIVITY PACKAs part of the Fresh Air Sculpture 2022 Education Programme, a schools activity pack was requested that developed the themes addressed in the sculpture, Grown Up. The Activity Pack included a colouring exercise...