Gallery
Alex Relph produces larger sculptures for outdoor garden settings and smaller more intimate pieces for indoors.
Here is a selection of recent work
Please click on images for further details.
These pieces have been made to be sold through a number of galleries where I regularly exhibit and for exhibitions across the U.K.
Or to commission.
See Biography for further information
Alex is interested in the combination of shape and space. The exploration of construction through the formal language of line and form.
Material, process and finish represent the foundations of Alex's creative practice. The work develops through a process of cutting, bending and welding steel and the procedure of adding and subtracting. Using collections of steel forms in combination he can allow the work to lead its own creation and develop organically. The piece then evolves instinctively through the innate qualities of the materials used. He plays with the interaction of disparate pieces and works towards creating a cohesive composition.
Although distinctively abstract he hopes to evoke subtle references to the figure and expressions of figurative movement and emotions. I enjoy playing with impressions of motion and balance often embracing feelings of awkwardness or instability.
Alex works predominantly in steel although often in combination with other metals such as zinc, bronze and brass. Although used to protect the work from deterioration, coatings are also used to unify the composition. The process of patination can then add dramatic effect to the surface of the finished piece.
Here is a selection of recent work
Please click on images for further details.
These pieces have been made to be sold through a number of galleries where I regularly exhibit and for exhibitions across the U.K.
Or to commission.
See Biography for further information
Alex is interested in the combination of shape and space. The exploration of construction through the formal language of line and form.
Material, process and finish represent the foundations of Alex's creative practice. The work develops through a process of cutting, bending and welding steel and the procedure of adding and subtracting. Using collections of steel forms in combination he can allow the work to lead its own creation and develop organically. The piece then evolves instinctively through the innate qualities of the materials used. He plays with the interaction of disparate pieces and works towards creating a cohesive composition.
Although distinctively abstract he hopes to evoke subtle references to the figure and expressions of figurative movement and emotions. I enjoy playing with impressions of motion and balance often embracing feelings of awkwardness or instability.
Alex works predominantly in steel although often in combination with other metals such as zinc, bronze and brass. Although used to protect the work from deterioration, coatings are also used to unify the composition. The process of patination can then add dramatic effect to the surface of the finished piece.
