paul hardcastle
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Paul Hardcastle sculptor and ceramic artist, from Yorkshire, described as a viking and larger than life.
Paul produces an exciting world of rich colours and striking design in ceramic form. Often as stoneware fired, these ceramic pieces have a strong architectural presence and timeless quality. Inspiration for many of the ceramic reliefs and sculpture is figurative together with a passion for texture.
Producing sculpture, murals and panels in ceramic, glass and other materials, his works have found homes around the world.
Born small then grew and then grew some more. Lumbering about, a bit of a Brontosaurus, I take time to churn around the inspirational food of life before creating. I did not choose art it chose me, I chose the ceramic.
Ceramic is a wonderful media to work in with a timeless quality and a feeling of connection to the earth, it gives you a few surprises on the way.
Blending sculptural and figurative relief into tiles, murals and mosaic, is still a joy. Rich colours and surface texture, vibrant design and a sense of scale all have their part to play. Over the years I have worked using many different media forms producing sculpture, murals and features for hotels, restaurants and bars, the theatre and exhibition sets, also numerous private commissions.
For the future I am always interested in new projects.
Sculptures by paul hardcastle
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I trained originally in Ceramics at Farnham in Surrey. With access to many leading potters I found the period to be stimulating and enlightening. It also gave me time to think seriously about the direction that my work should take.
The course had an Architectural element which I identified as my particular area of interest. Working on scales larger than myself using components smaller was fascinating. Finding inspiration in portraiture and human form, the incredible variety and complexity of nature, the natural sculpture and scale of our landscape all contributed to the direction my work has taken.
Blending sculptural and figurative relief into tiles, murals and mosaic, is still a joy. Rich colours and surface texture, vibrant design and a sense of scale all have their part to play.
Finding inspiration in portraiture and human form, the incredible variety and complexity of nature, the natural sculpture and scale of our landscape all contributed to the direction my work has taken.
