Richard Cresswell
EDUCATION:
Cresswell has a background in design and engineering, prior to his decision to take a career break and study art at Warwick College of Art and Birmingham City University.
MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:
Essentially a maker, with a hands-on attitude, Cresswell has worked with a wide variety of media including ice, string, air, photography, video as well as the more traditional wood and metal, and it is these that he feels most at home with – his understanding of these materials allows him the freedom to do almost anything he wishes with them.
His current work has seen a shift of emphasis, with metal being the medium of choice as he is not constrained by the size and shape of timber, and his recently developed metal tile technique allows him to work in beautiful organic three dimensional curves. Alongside his abstract work are a number of fun pieces such as the ‘Butterfly Bench’, ‘Caterpillar Bench’ and the ‘Cocoon’, hence completing the lifecycle.
SUBJECTS OF WORK:
His abstract work has always been large, and based on the outdoors, as much of his inspiration comes from the natural world of plants, trees and the landscape around him.
His love of the curves and shapes that are omnipresent in nature, in rivers, rocks, the clouds or the human body is clearly reflected within the style of his work.
EXHIBITIONS:
Warwickshire Open Studio
Delamore Arts, Ivybridge, Devon
Rococo Gardens, Painswick, Gloucestershire
Art In The Garden, Broomhill Art Hotel, Devon
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, work on loan
Showborough House outdoor sculpture event, (2010, 1st prize)
The London Group Open Exhibition, Mennier Gallery (2009 awarded John Jones overall winner)
BCU Degree Show
Alumni 1 Warwickshire College, Leamington.
Out to Lunch Warwickshire College, Leamington
Newnham Paddox Sculpture Park, Leicestershire. Work on display
Richard Cresswell sculpture for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below:
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Abstract
Torroidal by Richard Cresswell
£4,044 inc VATTorroidal by Richard Cresswell, Stainless Steel
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Contemporary
Spitfire II by Richard Cresswell
£21,600 inc VATSpitfire II by Richard Cresswell, Stainless Steel