john clapham & company: OUR SCULPTORS
RICHARD ERDMAN
One of America’s leading artists, Richard Erdman was born in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1952. He studied at the University of Vermont where he received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2016.
In 1983, Erdman was commissioned to contribute a landmark sculpture in travertine to the world-renowned Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at PepsiCo. in Purchase, New York. Passage, carved from a single 350-ton block of stone, keeps company with works by 20th century masters including Alexander Calder, Jean Debuffet, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, and Claes Oldenburg.
Richard’s contemporary abstract stone and bronze sculptures can be found in more than in one hundred and forty museum, public and private collections the Museum of Fine Art Boston, The Rockefeller Collection, The King Faisal Foundation (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and the Sasak Foundation (Tokyo, Japan) amongst others. His corporate clients include famous brands including Shangri-La Hotels, Deutsche Bank, IBM Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Johnson and Johnson Corporation.
Most recently, Erdman has collaborated with leading architectural firms including Richard Meier & Partners and Citterio-Viel on two public projects in Taiwan. He works from studios in Vermont, USA and Carrara, Italy.
continuum - a bronze sculpture by richard erdman
ADAM BINDER
Adam lives and works in rural England where the bountiful and diverse environment provides endless resource for his inspiration.
One of Britain’s leading wildlife sculptors, Adam has a signature fluid style of simple lines and flowing forms depicting both movement and emotion that beautifully captures the essence of his subjects. Working primarily in Bronze with earthy rich patinas, Adam’s work is recognized and collected all over the world.
Adam won the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year in 2010, and was elected a Member of the Society of Wildlife Artists in 2011.
Says Adam, “Nature is a wonder and a joy to observe and it’s through my sculpture that I endeavour to connect further with wildlife and capture the character of my subject. While I’m sculpting, I feel I’m engaging with the spirit of the animal, sensing its subtle movement and suggestion in body language. For me, nature and sculpture are the perfect marriage. I see repetition in form, line, mass and detail throughout the natural world, sculpted over time but in perfect harmony. Conscious of these patterns, the concept for a sculpture becomes active in my mind and only when the composition, balance and emotion is clear do I begin to sculpt. I want to portray the simplicity of form, smooth flowing lines, natural rhythm and in doing so, free the eye to engage in the detail. Nature is my passion and my constant distraction.”
Male Sparrowhawk: Bronze Sculpture by Adam Binder
DAVID WILLIAMS-ELLIS
David Williams-Ellis' sculptures are inspired by the romanticism of Rodin and Bourdelle, they are noted for their classical balance and poise and above all for a sense of movement and vitality captured within the form. It’s the powerful energy of David’s work that thrusts its way beyond the ornamental and gives it its definitive contemporary edge. David has a distinguished artistic pedigree. His great uncle was Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect who created the Italianate village of Portmeiron in Wales.
David sought out a classical training in Florence under the legendary octogenarian drawing teacher, Nerina Simi. From there he went on to be an apprentice wood carver and then joined a community of marble carvers in Pietresanta beneath the Carrara Mountains. It was a chance encounter with a girl sitting on a pillar that planted the seed of inspiration that would later flower into his signature style.
David’s reputation was cemented and soon he was travelling round Britain sculpting commissioned portraits. Exhibitions at the Portland Gallery, the Bruton Gallery, Agnews, Sladmore and Cadogan Contemporary followed.
Today his work is in private collections all over the world and can be seen dominating public spaces and flagship buildings from Scone Palace in Perthshire to the IFC Building in Shanghai, Swires in Hong Kong and above Gold Beach in Normandy. He continues to sculpt both public and private commissions.
On 6th June 2019 David’s biggest project to date, the D-Day Sculpture, was unveiled in Normandy above Gold beach by the President of France and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
HURRICANE GIRLS: Bronze Sculpture by David Williams-Elliis
DANNY LANE
Danny Lane has an international reputation as one of the foremost sculpture artists working in glass and steel. After graduating from the Central St Martins School of Art in London, he came to prominence in the 1980’s following the introduction of his glass art furniture. Subsequently he established an international reputation for his extraordinary sculpture and furniture which challenge the boundaries of Art and Design. Nowadays he is renowned for creating large scale, steel and glass sculptures for public and corporate spaces. His highly accomplished engineering skills and track record for delivering complex architectural projects are hallmarks of his sculpture practice.
Danny has received commissions from many corporate brands including Rolex, General Motors, Microsoft, Shangri-La Hotels, NatWest and SmithKline Beecham. His sculpture is exhibited in numerous public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Vitra Design Museum (Germany), Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris) the Corning Museum of Glass (USA) and the National Museum (Stockholm) and is sought after by discriminating collectors worldwide.
Baby solomon: a stacked glass sculpture by danny lane
NICOLA GODDEN
Nicola Godden is a member of the prestigious Royal Society of Sculptors (UK). She has been producing figurative sculpture, in bronze, for over 30 years. Large commissions have included ‘Icarus’ for the London 2012 Olympic Village, the ‘Sir Peter Scott’ sculpture in bronze for the London Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre in Barnes and ‘Hammersmith Man’ for the Hammersmith fly-over and ‘Survivor’ for Eastman Kodak H.Q. in the U.S. The bulk of Nicola’s work has been private work of various sizes exhibited in galleries in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
Original pieces of sculpture are created in clay or plaster because it is fast and Nicola likes to get the ideas out quickly. Nicola starts with a metal supporting armature and uses aluminium wire to produce the rough shape she is after and goes from there, usually adding clay or plaster as fast as she can. Ideas are rarely drawn before working as Nicola likes to keep the spontaneity and get ideas as she works. ‘’My work is nearly always based on the human figure whether in an abstract form or in a more realistic way. I have always wanted to work from the human form because of the fascination I have with it and the feelings and emotions it conveys. What is important to me is not that the person viewing a piece of my sculpture experiences the same feelings and emotions that I do but rather that when looking at the piece they experience their own feelings and emotional response from it.
“She says, The essence of the subject is what connects with the viewer and delights or moves them in some way. It is immensely satisfying to know that other people are reacting in a way that uplifts them or moves them in a deep way. I don’t want my work to be completely understood from just one view. The idea with each piece of work is that the viewer is drawn around the piece. I try to create movement in each piece of work, sometimes with twists and turns or balance and angles. As the viewer walks around the sculpture each view is different and there can be surprises and unexpected interest.”
icarus fell: Bronze Sculpture by Nicola Godden
KENDRA HASTE
Kendra Haste is a British wildlife sculptor who produces both public and privately commissioned sculpture using galvanised wire mesh to create wire sculptures of wild animals. She is a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists, the Royal British Society of Sculptors and the Society of Animal Artists. She lives in Surrey, England.
Haste was born in 1971 in Putney, England, where she grew up. She graduated from the Wimbledon College of Art in 1990, and in 1993 earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in illustration from the Camberwell College of Arts in London
Haste went on to graduate from the prestigious Royal College of Art, where she first became interested in wire sculpture, using galvanised wire mesh over a steel armature, later on using the wire mesh as sculpting material on its own for indoor work. Haste's sculptures are generally created by building up many layers of wire mesh over the steel armature skeleton, spray finished with enamel paint. In 1999, her sculpture of a baboon won the BBC Wildlife Art Award
She is particularly well-known for the 2010 Historic Royal Palaces commission to make thirteen sculptures for the Tower of London. ’Royal Beasts' helps tell the story of the Royal Menagerie with existed at the Tower from the 1200’s. The thirteen works are permanently installed at this world heritage site.
Says Kendra,‘ What interests me most about studying animals is identifying the spirit and character of the individual creatures. I try to create a sense of the living, breathing subject in a static 3-D form, attempting to convey the emotional essence without indulging in the sentimental or anthropomorphic.’
Kendra's work can be found in private collections and public institutions world-wide.
Male Lion: Wire Sculpture by Kendra Haste
PHILIP JACKSON
His sculpture is acquired by collectors worldwide.
ʺIf I am asked what I do with my sculpture I reply that I look back at a previous age and render it in an impressionistic but contemporary manner." It is continuity and figurative tradition that roots Jackson as a sculptor, whether it is his gallery sculptures, many of which are inspired by Venice and the Maschera Nobile and are sought after by collectors all over the world, or his many public commissions such as the Bomber Command Memorial in London’s Green Park, or the statue of Bobby Moore that welcomes football fans to Wembley Stadium. ‘Philips ability to achieve respect and admiration embracing two such fields is rare and much to be admired. He has left an indelible footprint on his time.’ - The Right Hon the Lord Heseltine CH.
It’s A Long Story: Bronze Sculpture by Philip Jackson
TRISTAN MACDOUGALL
Award winning sculptor.
After attending art schools in the United Kingdom producing modernist and conceptual sculpture, Tristan moved to Italy to study at the Florence Academy of Art. Here he immersed himself in learning the techniques of the old masters in sculpture, drawing and anatomy.
At the centre of his work is a deep love and respect for the tradition of classical sculpture. ‘I am driven by a desire to push my craft to the highest standards,’ he says.
His work is in the British Museum Collection, American Numismatic Society Collection and private collections in the UK, across Europe, Australia, USA, Canada, China and Japan. Tristan is a member of the prestigious Society of Portrait Sculptors and won the Society’s, Olin Award for Bas-relief sculpture in 2018 and 2020.
Junko: Bronze Portrait Sculpture by Tristan Macdougall
ANNE CURRY
Anne Curry started sculpting in 1989 and was quickly recognised internationally as an accomplished portrait sculptor. Her high-profile commissions have included the busts of several prominent political and business figures, including a British Prime Minister. At the same time she started working on large outdoor sculptures based on close observation of botanical shapes.
Anne’s sculptures have been exhibited in several great gardens in England including the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, at the 2017 Venice Biennale in Italy, in France and in the Netherlands. Her work is in collections in the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and the Far East including China. She is a Member of the prestigious Royal Society of Sculptors.
Jacaranda: A 1.7 x 1.2 Meter Bronze Botanical Sculpture by Anne Curry
Michael Turner
Michael’s creative and artistic skills have led to recognition both within the UK and internationally. He is one of the most exciting contemporary sculptors working in metal. He has achieved international plaudits for his marine grade stainless steel sculptures and particularly through his sales to celebrities including TV celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay. Gordon became aware of Michael’s work and acquired a full-sized gorilla which now resides at his flagship London restaurant.
During his formative years his talent became apparent. He had an innate understanding and ability to capture the form and beauty of nature by creating bugs and insects fabricated from the most basic of materials including nuts, bolts and sheet metal found in his fathers’ garage.
Michael graduated from High Wycombe University with honours, an indication that he had a bright career in the art world.
golden eagle. marine grade Stainless steel sculpture by michael Turner