philip hearsey
Mediums Used
After a lifetime working in architecture and design Philip Hearsey is a self-taught sculptor now. His Approach to simple and uncluttered, beauty is his supreme gift to the world and is recognised by his legion of collectors.
“After leaving Camberwell School of Art in the late 1960`s I somehow got involved in the building and joinery industry, which, as chance would have it, laid the foundations for a lifetime career in architectural, interior and furniture design.
I learnt some invaluable practical skills before turning single mindedly to design in 1975 but never quite lost touch with the practical aspects and I always maintained a workshop where I could experiment with materials and develop new ideas and techniques.
The wheel has turned full circle and I have forsaken architecture to devote most of my time to hands-on work and the creation of individual furniture pieces and bronze table sculpture.
Working in bronze involves many procedures, from making original patterns in plaster, wood, or fibreglass; refining rough castings, cutting, piercing and carving; occasionally welding, polishing and patinating. These are some of techniques that I undertake, having experimented, learnt and practised extensively over the last thirty years.
The linear discipline engrained by my architectural background inevitably informs my work but I am more powerfully inspired by forms and rhythms encountered in the landscape; most notably, where I live and work in Herefordshire, on the edge of England where it is interwoven with the Welsh borders.
What is in my head when I make the work is deeply personal. What matters to me is that the work engages the imagination and connects with a deep-rooted, instinctive appreciation of simple forms”.
Sculptures by philip hearsey
Credentials
Qualifications
Camberwell School of Art,Camberwell School of Art
Exhibitions
yes
Awards
Publications