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ART IN THE PARK 2023
Viking Sculpture Trail
Locations around Cannizaro Park
The sculpture trail starts at the Aviary inside Cannizaro Park and then continues down the path to the right, leads around to the Tennis Court and Keir Gardens via the Rose Garden, past the Viking Community Sculpture, then down Maple Avenue towards Cannizaro Studios, which will be open to visitors the whole weekend.
Just off Maple Avenue there is the sculpture HQ where you can meet the sculptors to discuss and/or purchase their work.
The sculpture trail is generously sponsored by Viking, the world’s leading exploration company.
The Sculptures
1. Millennium Fountain
Richard Rome
Location: Through gates from main entrance to park
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The Millennium Fountain by Richard Rome affectionately known as 'The Teapot’ was unveiled in 2001.
The fountain consists of an urn or teapot-like bronze fountain, with spouts and handles asymmetrically positioned, standing in a double-quatrefoil brick basin, painted green. The water wells from the interior, flowing over the urn while also pouring from spouts. The fountain was the result of a competition organised by the Friends of Cannizaro Park, with funds raised from the Constance Fund, a body which supports new sculpture for parks throughout the UK.
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Sculptor and teacher who attended St Albans and Chelsea Schools of Art, completing the postgraduate course at Chelsea in 1966. Went on to teach at many art colleges part- and full-time, including Brighton Polytechnic, Bath Academy, Rinehart School of Sculpture in Baltimore, America, and Canterbury College of Art. He showed regularly from 1966 in group and solo shows indoors and outdoors. Among group exhibitions was inaugural show at Air Gallery, 1975, and Hayward Annual, 1979. Outdoor sculpture was shown at Yorkshire Sculpture Park from 1978; Cannizaro Park, 1983; and Canterbury Cathedral, 1984. In 1985 shared a three-artist show at Woodlands Art Gallery. His solo shows included Serpentine Gallery, 1975, and University of Kent, 1977. Arts Council holds his work.
2-7. Mulitple Works: Workshop305
Location: Starts at Aviary, continues around trail
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We invite you to take a look at the Aviary to witness "Reclaimed by Nature," a collaborative installation that transports you into a domestic setting left to the creative embrace of the elements.
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Bird boxes and bird feeding stations – collaborative pieces made from scaffold boards and other repurposed wood.
Available individually at £30 each
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A mixed media installation containing the work of 20 different artists from Workshop 305.
Individual prices on application
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Collaborative sculpture in willow - £250
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Signpost – collaborative sculpture in papiermache
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Workshop 305 CIC is an arts and crafts hub and community workshop space on Weir Road in Wimbledon which provides teaching in woodwork, ceramics, printing, fine art, and textiles to adults with learning and physical difficulties while focusing on sustainable artistic practices. For more details about Workshop 305 and information on all evening and weekend pottery classes visit our website and follow our Instagram. Workshop 305 CIC runs a range of workshops for the whole community and is a registered social prescriber.
3. Pavilion Sometime After
W.M. Hudson MRSS
Location: Copse after Aviary on left
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Constructing architectural structures in varying scales, Bill has been looking at follies or pavilion in landscapes, Visual history of decay on abandoned structures.
Made from recycled materials, rope.
£6,800
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W.M.Hudson (Bill) attended KIAD at Canterbury. Specialised in sculpture, undertaking a residency at Canterbury Cathedral’s stone restoration department, on graduation in 1995 he undertook residencies in The Young European Sculpture Park, Czech Republic and was selected for Stour Valley Arts, exchange in the town of Arc, France.
He specializes in wood carving, construction and casting in bronze and iron. Recurring themes in his work are found in the city/ human-made and found objects, urban and rural landscapes. As I explore shape and form, sometimes making an uneasy alliances or tension between material. His gallery based work compliments his public works and allows him to extend the themes in his work
He has undertaken private/public sculpture commissions throughout the UK and Europe, worked on education projects for schools, and museums, including the Geffrye Museum, V&A, Tower of London, National Trust, and London Transport Museum.
8. A small part of a much bigger picture
Kevin Hilerly
Location: Mountain Gum, Keir Garden
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An ongoing installation , in it's early stage, with potential to grow and grow for maximum impact, emphasising the role these precious little beings play in sustaining us human beings, indeed the whole ecosystem of planet Earth.
Made from recycled materials.
NFS
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Kevin Herlihy is a sculptor with a passionate respect for the natural world.
Kevin fuses traditional craft techniques using wood, metal and textiles with fine art practices, constantly adapting and evolving methods for reusing waste products. Retrieving and transforming the sadly plentiful supply of discarded material left as litter, bound to become an endlessly drifting hazard from river to ocean or just another product of landfill.
Encouraged from an early age to reuse and recycle by a generation which lived through two world wars. Kevin is distinctly aware of the vast amount of energy used to manufacture disposable products, using raw materials extracted from deep within the Earth and forged there over many millions of years. Kevin injects this energy into his work, making a symbolic return to nature, coming full circle, life clawing its way back from the rubble of dereliction.
Instagram: @herlihy8810
9. A Tribute to the Plant-hunters
Viking Community Sculpture
Tim Norris RSS
Location: In clearing past Workshop 305 stand
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Tim created ‘A tribute to the Plant Hunters’ as part of Art in the Park 2021. It was started during the festival and Tim worked on it with the help of volunteers until its installation in its current position in April 2022. It is made from a variety of locally sourced materials including oak from a fallen tree in the park and silver birch from Wimbledon Common, along with English hazel and willow.
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Tim specialises in large-scale outdoor Sculptural works, his work draws its inspiration from the surrounding landscape and where possible uses indigenous natural materials, in combination with recycled or engineered parts.
Tim has a range of experience in both exhibiting and constructing commissioned work in the landscape. A proven track record of Commissions and Residencies, Including, Artist in Residence at The Irwell Sculpture Trail, The Grizedale Forest, and The National Cycle Network.
Rather than produce solely Furniture or Sculpture he creates inspirational environments for the public to relax, chat and enjoy.
Tim has run a wide range of workshops in many different settings. Working on site with groups, constructing large sculptures to running one-day workshops in schools and Community centres.
10,11. Multiple Works
Gilbert Whyman
Location: In front of wall leading to Rose Garden
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Metal, welded steel
For Sale: £1,250
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Metal, welded steel
For sale: £2,450
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Qualified in Architecture at Manchester University, studied sculpture at Kensington & Chelsea, and metal sculpture at Morley College and South Thames College.
Works in clay, welded steel, terracotta and using “found objects”.
Early retirement from Architecture has enabled more time to be devoted to a lifelong and increasing passion for figurative and semi-abstract sculpture.
Teaches sculpture part time at the Heatherley School of Fine Art, Chelsea and Richmond Adult Education Twickenham.
12. Nature’s Sound System
Chanelle Brown and Nihal J. Singh
Location: Rose Garden
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Cannizaro Park has a history of collecting ‘exotic’ plants and birds. The Aviary was once a space for exhibiting a variety of birds.
With this history in mind, the duo want to create a sculpture that is concerned about biodiversity, animal justice and wellness. They are interested in creating sustainable bird houses for nature’s pollinators, recognising that for our ecosystems to survive, humanity relies desperately on pollinators like birds.
[Function/Material]
The pair is inspired by sound system culture, a movement and musical protest that continues to give hope and joy to communities existing on the margins of society. Together, they want to create a sculptural soundscape that both celebrates and cares for the birdlife at Cannizaro Park and encourages visitors to engage more consciously with nature. They consider the sculptures to be an expression of nature’s very own sound system at work.
[Design and Human Experience]
The sculpture will give birds a functional space to feed, and there will be a speaker extension attached to the base of the bird house to project birdsongs. Nihal and Chanelle are inspired by how sound moves in spaces, and consider old-fashioned hearing-aids as design inspiration. The design that will be used for the speaker is typically used for higher frequency sounds, similar to the frequency as bird songs.
£400 each
£750 for set
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Chanelle Brown is a Maker and Researcher with an invested interest in uncovering hidden histories. She works part-time at the Museum of the Home, where she delivers weekly tours on global gardens and eighteenth century plant healers. Currently, Brown keeps an allotment and focuses on making functional sculptures.
Instagram: @chanellebrown.art
Nihal J. Singh is a Designer and Musician, recently he graduated from the Building Crafts College in Bench Joinery. He works freelance on sound and joinery commissions.
Instagram: @nihal.j.singh/
13. Diana and Fawn
Sculptor unkown
Location: Diana path
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Diana, in the pre-Christian belief system of ancient Rome, is considered to be the goddess of both wild and domestic animals, and also the protector of women during childbirth. The sculpture shows her nursing a young doe.
The sculpture was made in 1841 and was originally in the garden of a Sicilian villa. The sculptor is unknown.
To find out more about the history of Cannizaro Park, look at the history page on the Friends of Cannizaro Park website.
14,15,16,17,28. Mulitple works
Friedel Buecking
Location: Maple Avenue in front of Copper Beech
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Dimensions: 60cm x 60 x 40 masonry paint finish
This sculpture improvisation is chainsaw cut from a single piece of cherry wood. Suitable for outdoor and indoor display.
£600
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198cm high x40x40cm. Holly wood on oak base. Masonry paint finish. Abstract chainsaw cut improvisation. For display indoors and outdoors.
£300
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Eucalyptus on oak base, masonry paint height: 125cm x 40 x 30
abstract improvisation, chainsaw cut for indoor and outdoor display.
£400
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IN SPRING: single piece of chainsaw sculpted oak with acrylic masonry paint. Free-standing for outdoors and indoors.
150cm tall x 45 x 30cm
£600
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making use of a large Leyland cut down in neighbours garden. asked treesurgeon not to cut of any limbs and branches. Worked the figure upside down in the tree trunk : head and shouldersnear bottom of tree, legs where it devides into limbs. a large planter with "flowers" fitted over the feet. its like diving into a well : thats where Mary finds Mother Holle..
£1,800
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18,19. Mulitiple Works
Jo Sheppard
Location: Maple Avenue
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The overlaps and loose associations generated by the materials and processes lead to an extensity that can be read as a collection of ecological or personal interests, opening up a narrative between the inner and outside worlds through having both. Driven by a wide range of experimental processes, and the consciousness of sourcing materials and off-cuts such as aluminium, willow, clay and repurposed textiles. Mysterious conflations arise evoking history and ancient technologies, contemporary and ancient ecologies. She has participated in shows, mainly in London, and co-curated group shows. Her sculpture 'Cocoon’ was selected for the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Award Show during June and July 2021.
For Sale £200
Please contact Jo for collection or delivery.
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Using surplus materials in sculpture can push creativity as it challenges me to work within the parameters of the off-cut. This sculpture is made from sheets of surplus aluminium, which were 30 x 40cm big. The 'plinth' is part of a table I found.
For sale £150
Please contact me to discuss collection or delivery
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Jo pulls on the significance of connecting the environment with personal and collective concerns. Her research activates a tension and slippage between representation and imaginary, culture and identity, both past and present. Making sculptures that inform drawing and painting through processes similar to an archaeologist with an interest in a haptic feedback. Rooted in an ongoing, optimistic attempt to uncover an unseen truth.
Jo graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in 2021 with an MA degree in fine art sculpture. Jo lives in Sussex and works at a studio in Camden.
Instagram: @jogsheppard
20. Read my Mind
Stathis Dimitriadis RSS
Location: Maple Avenue
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High-fired ceramic books giving a glimpse of what reading means.
'Read My Mind' is a free standing totem-like statue consisting of 5 parts. The parts will have the form of open books each with different colour, inscribed with words and having some letters cut-out to allow the light to travel through.
NFS
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Stathis' work is at the convergence of conceptual art, craft, and poetry. With a fusion of text and imagery into materials such as ceramic, paper or found objects, he tries to create playful and paradoxical associations that challenge the familiar use of language and enhance the experience of objecthood.
Instagram: @stathis_dimitriadis
21. Between Stanford Hill and Manor House
Elliot Bottle
Location: Maple Avenue
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These three Panels 112cm x 81cm are compositions constructed from found domestic refuse materials found in Manor house and Stanford Hill between June and July 2023.
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I am an artist Currently based in north London, my practice is centred around socio economic politics, regeneration, obsolescence, environmental issues, gentrification and the urban human condition.
Contact artist via email elliot.bottle@gmail.com
Instagram: @foundthislikethat
22, 23. Multiple Works
Jill Sutcliffe
Location: Maple Avenue
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A ground level installation of 38 hand made Frongs. My interpretation of where architecture meets nature, inspired by the natural movement of the fronds of a fern as it unfurls, and the spires of Gaudi’s masterpiece, the Segrada Familia.
For sale: £150 each
£4,200 for set
£110-200 full installation can be installed locally.
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Inspired by the natural movement of the frond as it unfurls and the spires of Gaudis masterpiece:The Segrada Familia.
Jill makes contemporary ceramic sculptures influenced by form and movement found in both nature and architecture. She works mainly with stoneware in order to produce frost-resistant pieces. She uses a variety of methods which include pulling, coiling, slab building and pinching. Each of Jill’s sculptures is unique, hand-built and finished with her own glazes.
For sale £1,400
Plinth not included can deliver locally.
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Jill has always been passionate about working with clay, its therapeutic qualities inspire her to create. She takes the inanimate and brings it to life.
Each piece is built on a base which Jill uses like a blank canvas. She adds individually made clay elements, like brush strokes, to create either a natural flow or a specific form.
All of her pieces hand built and unique.
Jill devises and mixes her own glazes, a constant stream of testing and apprehension. Because of the complexity of her forms she uses the pouring method to glaze which is unpredictable and adds further excitement to the final piece.
Her choice of clay is stoneware. Because of its high firing temperature my pieces are frost resistant which allow them to live inside and out all year round.
Artists Website: jillsutcliffe4.carbonmade.com/
Instagram: @jillsutcliffe4
24,25. Multiple Works
Cathy Green
Location: Maple Avenue
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Suitable for indoors or outdoors. The flowers within the bowl are based on alliums and agapanthus and are relatively fragile. Similar flowers have been used to decorate the outside of the bowl. The sculpture has a hole in the base to allow rain water to drain (if it is displayed outdoors)
£595
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Suitable for inside or outside.
£595
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Cathy is a London based Ceramicist making hand-built sculptures. She gained a Diploma in Art and Design at Putney School of Art and an HND in Ceramics at Morley College in 2020; she teaches as well as exhibiting her work throughout the U.K. and overseas.
Artists Website:
26, 27. Multiple Works
Ben Nicolas
Location: Maple Avenue
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Ceramic stoneware sculpture of a a shell with elements of nature effecting the landscape of its surface
Can go inside or out.
Free delivery 20 miles of venue
Colours produced by Metal oxides
Wooden plinth not for sale, Sculpture for indoors and out, weatherproof. Great for small gardens as a feature piece
£950
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Ceramic stoneware sculpture of a a shell with elements of nature effecting the landscape of its surface
Can go inside or out.
Free delivery 20 miles of venue
Colours produced by Metal oxides
Wooden plinth not for sale, Sculpture for indoors and out, weatherproof. Great for small gardens as a feature piece
£950
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Ben Nicolas has been practicing sculpture in South West London since 2005. He draws his ideas from looking at natural world as he explores wildernesses from local Wimbledon Common to the Australian Outback. He produces large ceramic Sculptures.