stephen charnock
Mediums Used
Stephen Charnock as an artist he explores the relationship between the artwork and its location within the environment. Natural environments may require a sympathetic approach which work in harmony with the landscape, whereas urban or built environments may offer the opportunity for bold highly visible statements.
Inspiration for my work is drawn from an eclectic mix of nature, historical research, and folklore. I work in a wide variety of materials including: steel, ceramics, concrete, mosaics and stone. The potential of each material and unusual combinations of materials is something I am continually developing through public commissions.
Sculptures by stephen charnock
Credentials
Qualifications
1992-1995 BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design /Ceramics -First class degree / University of Wolverhampton
1996-1997 F.A.H.E. Teaching Qualification/ N.V.Q. Level 3 in Training and Development. qualification includes: TDLB units D32 and D33 / Manchester Metropolitan University.,1992-1995 BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design /Ceramics -First class degree / University of Wolverhampton
1996-1997 F.A.H.E. Teaching Qualification/ N.V.Q. Level 3 in Training and Development. qualification includes: TDLB units D32 and D33 / Manchester Metropolitan University.
Exhibitions
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Awards
1999 Shell Live Wire Business Awards / Regional Finalist
1998 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travel Fellowship - Residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada
1998 The North West Arts Board - Travel Award
1997 Princes Trust Business Grant / Lawtec Business Start up Grant
I established my practice in 1996, a year after attaining a BA (Hons) in three dimensional design. With grants from the PYBT and Business Link the practice grew and developed. To add to the success I was awarded a travel scholarship from the Winston Churchill Trust in 1998 which enabled me to study at the prestigious Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada. Whilst there I developed new techniques for printing onto ceramics and exhibited a body of work in their gallery.
I began to become recognized for my professional approach and innovative artwork, winning commissions from clients such as Railtrack Plc, The GLA, and Manchester City Council to name but a few. Now with over 15 years experience, I have my own fully equipped workshop and studio. I can design and make large scale steel work in house and provides graduate artists with experience and the opportunity to be involved in making public art and develop their own work. To date the practice has successfully produced over 100 commissions for clients throughout the UK.
2010 `Candle Stick Terrace` Mosaic - 55 sqM mosaic depicting the maritime and mining heritage of the town of Whitehaven. Commissioned by The National Trust
2010 Public Art / Seating Area (Accrington) - seating and stainless steel poems integrated within the main entrance. Commissioned by Tesco Supermarket Plc in association with Mid Pennine Arts
2010 Woven Steel Screen - designed and installed a 50M stainless steel screen for the car park of this new development. Commissioned by AEW Architects for the Ellesmere Shopping Centre (Walkden)
2009 Peoples History Museum (Manchester) - Curved figurative steel screen in main exhibition space. Commissioned by Headland Exhibition Design and Peoples History Museum
2009 Saltom Mine and Costal Walk - Series of interpretive interventions and seating. Commissioned by The National Trust - Whitehaven
2008 DNA Sculpture - Hanging aluminum sculpture with animated LED text strands. Commissioned by Salford Primary Care Trust for the Gateway Centre in Walkden (Greater Manchester)
2008 Clifton Country Park - Wet Earth Colliery Heritage Interpretation Scheme
Commissioned by Salford City Council Countryside Team (Greater Manchester)
2007 Photo Mosaic Mural - Centre piece to the foyer of `Fortalice`, a new Women`s Refuge Building. Commissioned by Percent for Arts In Bolton.
2006 `Foundry Man` - Bronze Statue with brass and stainless steel base 2M high x 2M Diameter. Commissioned by Morrisons Supermarkets PLC for a new supermarket site in Leyland
2006 `Tactile Interpretation Stands` - Three panels mounted on stainless steel lectern stands. Commissioned by the Imperial War Museum North in Salford for the Air Shard tower
2005 `Tactile Maps` - Three bespoke maps in stainless steel and GRP. Commissioned by the GLA for the new City Hall Building in London
2005 `Brinnington Triptych Mural` - hand made photographic tiles (each panel (2.7M x 2M). Commissioned by Stockport M.B.C.
2004 `The Anderton Story` - Mosaic bench 8 metres long / steel and timber construction. Commissioned by Cheshire County Council
2004 `UCAN Centre` - Signs for Building and Hatfield Road Park. Commissioned by UCAN Centre in Bolton
2003 `Mermaid Mosaics` - 2 individual mosaics for The Square in St Annes. Part of a 1.7 Million pound re development of the town centre. Commissioned by Fylde Borough Council
2003 `Cromwell Garden` - 5 steel entrance features and signs for a community park in Salford. Commissioned by Groundwork Manchester
2002 `Dragonfly Gateway` - 3.5M high vehicular barrier for Anderton Nature Park. Commissioned by Cheshire County Council
2002 Galligreaves Youth Shelter - 4 Steel Photographic Screens. Commissioned by Blackburn with Darwen Council
2001 Blackburn Railway Station - Stainless Steel Screen Wall for Platform 4. Commissioned by Railtrack and Austin Smith Lord Architects
2001 Mosaic Murals for both Chipping R.C. Primary School and Kirkby C of E School. Both commissioned by respective schools and funded by the Millennium Commission.
2000 `Land Of Nod` Community Arts Project / Sculptural Railings and Entrance Feature. Commissioned by City of Salford Arts Unit / Seedly and Langworthy Initiative
2000 Kirkby Millennium Greens Project / Four Mosaic Plaques. Commissioned by Knowsley M.B. Council
1998 Four Tiled Panels for the Brooker Centre / Halton General Hospital near Runcorn
1997 Mosaic mural for Rock Ferry Railway Station in Wirral - Commissioned by Merseytravel and Groundwork Trust.
1996 Ceramic Mural for Court Hey Subway for Knowsley M.B. Council.
