Paul Allen Sculpture

Lifesize Wire Sculpture

These larger figures are very time consuming but are great fun to create. I start building the wire mesh sculpture from the feet upwards by gradually adding more and more sections of mesh and twisting the ends together, some parts of the body can be upto four or five layers thick. Because the wire that I use is galvanised it means that these sculptures are weatherproof and can be used in either the home or the garden.

Opening

Opening was created for my Degree Show. He is slightly larger than life size and was designed around the idea of spiritual awakening. His fingers are opening a window in his chest to free his heart. I wanted to create a sculpture of a body that was also a cage, this is in reference to Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' where he refers to the body as being 'a prison for the soul.' Sold



 

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Closed

Closed was also created for my Degree Show, he is the antithesis of Opening. His body language is very closed and insular, on his head is a little door that is locked, he needs to find the key to the door that will lead him to freedom and enlightenment.



 

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Bliss

Bliss was created out of some heavy duty wire that I found at a scrapyard. I like the idea of recreating something out of what people have discarded and deemed useless. When I initially created him he was suspended in a cage as part of my Degree Show, but I have now reprieved him and he is living out his days in my back garden.