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Thomas Brown
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AboutTom's work concentrates on the sheer and permanent beauty of form in nature. He aims to express the power and vibrancy of the living world through the tactile mediums of clay and stone in all their beauty and timeless variety and is proud to be swimming against the present tide of the abstract and the conceptual in current art practice. |
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Exhibition HistoryQueen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Craft Fair 2010Weald&Downland Museum 2010 The Goring 2011 Ferrers Gallery 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography / CVLondon based carver&sculptor Tom Brown began his career in the time-honoured tradition of European stonemasons from the Renaissance onwards, travelling Britain and Europe to gain experience on various high-profile stone commissions. This journey both broadened his historical grasp of the tradition he had entered and taught him the practical skills needed to bend an intransigent medium to his will. Tom hopes to keep the ancient craft of working stone alive by producing his own original work; and also to do his part, as a restoration carver, in perpetuating our great European tradition of built heritage.Tom has worked on numerous prestigious projects, from the V&A’s Renaissance galleries and London’s Royal Albert Memorial to St George’s Chapel Windsor and Horace Walpole’s Strawberry Hill Mansions. Now, an award-winning stone carver and sculptor, Tom has recently been elected to the Worshipful Company of Masons, who regularly sponsor him to provide carving displays to promote both the appreciation and the practise of the art of stone carving among the general public. Tom now carves and designs for private and public sculptural commissions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artist StatementTom's work concentrates on the sheer and permanent beauty of form in nature. He aims to express the power and vibrancy of the living world through the tactile mediums of clay and stone in all their beauty and timeless variety and is proud to be swimming against the present tide of the abstract and the conceptual in current art practice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and PrizesCraft&Design Magazine's selected 'Gold Award 2010'QEST Scholarship award 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reviews“Tom's work is outstanding, well conceived and beautifully executed. A great talent.” Simon Gudgeon, sculptor.“Tom is an extremely gifted and dextrous carver.Tom is also trustworthy and reliable as an independent craftsman.” Simon Watney, Conservation Cases Recorder at The Church Monuments Society. "Tom's work has achieved an outstanding quality" Dick Reid, Stone and wood carver&Chairman of the Worshipful Company of Masons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public Works'Mouse with grafted ear' Limestone Grotesque installed at St Georges Chapel, windsor. 2009.Horace Walpole and Lady Waldegrave's coats of arms. Carved, working from original 18th century cartoons and installed at Strawberry Hill mansions, Twickenham. 2010. Ornate, enriched cornices. installed in Chatsworth House. 2010 'Banker in a strong wind' Limestone Grotesque to be installed at St Georges Chapel, Windsor. 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifications / EducationApprenticeship in Architectural Stonemasonry/carving and lettercutting, Weymouth college.Degree in Historic Stonecarving, City&Guilds of London Art School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publications / Media / BibliographyNatural Stone Specialist.Craft&Design Magazine. Tablet magazine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teaching ExperienceCarving displays and courses at the Weald&Downland Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Influences / InspirationRodin, Antoine louis Barye, Auguste Cain, Messerschmidt, giacometti. Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture and sculpture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price Range of WorkThomas Brown's work has a price range from £1167 to £24000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mediums utilisedThomas Brown's work is found in the following materials:French Limestone, Stone Resin, bronze resin, Portland Stone, Sandstone, Lime stone, clay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artwork CategorisedThomas Brown's work is found in the following categories on site:Animal Sculpture Architectural Sculptures Classical Sculpture Floral , Fruit & Plantlife Sculpture Humorous Sculpture Sculpture of Men Portrait sculpture/commission sculpture Mythical Sculptures Celtic and Traditional Sculptures Animal Form: Abstract sculptures Cats Wild and Big Cats Sculpture Human Figurative Sculptures Monsters sculptures Wild Animals Sculptures Oganic/Abstract Sculpture Public Art Sculpture Busts and Heads sculptures African Animal Sculpture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artparks exhibitionsThomas Brown's work has been exhibited at the following yearly exhibitions held at the ArtParkS sculpture park:2012 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition 2011 ArtParkS Sculpture Park Exhibition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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