Paul Day (sculptor)
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Paul Day is a sculptor, notable for having creating several major public works of art. His high relief sculptures in terracotta, resin and bronze have been exhibited widely in Europe and his work is known for its unusual approach to perspective.[1]
- Brussels - an urban comedy, a 25 metre long terracotta frieze in the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert in Brussels
- The Battle of Britain Monument on the Victoria Embankment in London
- The Meeting Place, a 9 metre high bronze statue in St Pancras railway station in London.
Paul Day studied art at art schools in the United Kingdom at Colchester and Dartington, completing his training at Cheltenham in 1991. He now lives in a village near Dijon in France, with his French wife, Catherine. This Anglo-French relationship is explicitly referred to in his work The Meeting Place, which is modelled on an embrace between Paul and Catherine, standing as a metaphor for St Pancras's role as the terminus of the rail link between England and France.[1][3] Antony Gormley singled out '"The Meeting Place" statue when he condemned the current public artworks across the UK stating: ".....there is an awful lot of crap out there."
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Battle of Britain London Monument. Battle of Britain Archive. Retrieved on 2007-01-09.
- ^ Art that embraces a new future for St Pancras. The Independent (2007-02-14). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Sculptor Paul Day's Commission. sculpture.net (2007-02-14). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
[edit] External links
- Paul Day's own web site
- Paul Day at Sculpture.org.uk
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