dIck mARTin Creative Artist
Ceramic Sculpture
Other Figures
I
draw
my
inspiration
from
the
human
figure.
More
accurately,
from
the
human
condition
and
what
the
figure
suggests
about
ideas,
thoughts
and
feelings.
I
love
ancient
sculpture
such
as
the
Cycladic
figures
(4500-2400
BC)
from
ancient
Greece.
Although
we
can
only
look
at
these
sculptures
with
modern
eyes,
they
seem
to
have
a
timelessness
about
them
that
reaches
out
and
touches
us
across
the
centuries.
My
sculptures
create
this
feeling
of
timelessness
and
invoke
a
mood,
a
feeling,
and,
most
importantly,
a
questioning
in
the
mind
of
the
observer,
not
in
a
patronizing
way,
but
as
a
communication.
Both
Greek
and
Norse
mythology
are
sources
of
inspiration.
There
is
a
subtle
exploration
of
character,
with
elements
of
humour,
philosophical
concepts
and
emotions.
For
me,
Art
is
about
communication, a journey you can take part in, or not, as you choose.
Maybe
it
is
all
a
search
for
understanding,
but
I
always
offer
a
sense
of
peace,
of
rest
and,
most
importantly,
of
optimism.
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Noble Figures
Burnished Terracotta 40cm
Hidden Places
Hidden Places 5
30cm
£145
Olympians
Greek Goddesses
Aphrodite
37cm
Demeter
33cm
Hera
34cm
Athena
34cm
Some Earlier Work
Moi?
25cm
Maxine
25cm
Cycladic Figure
25cm
Stop in the Name of Love
30cm
dIck mARTin Creative Artist
The Valkyrie Brünnhilde
30cm
A
celebration.
As
you
observe
the
piece
and
wander
around
it
with
the
eye,
so
to
speak,
hidden
forms
shapes
and
textures appear. A single beautiful glaze gives further interest and identity to the sculpture.
Hidden Places 1
30cm
£145
Hidden Places 3
30cm
£145
Hidden Places 4
30cm
£145
Hidden Places 6
30cm
£120
HIDDEN PLACES FIGURES SOLD
GREEK GODDESSES SOLD
NOBLE FIGURES SOLD
OLYMPIANS SOLD
Dance
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance
37cm
£165
The Dancer
25cm
£125
