Ian Turnock

Ian Turnock

Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom

About Ian Turnock

Contemporary wall and freestanding sculpture inspired by nature. My sculpture is inspired by pattern and structure in nature focusing on silhouettes, shadows and movement of leaf, branch, light and flame and explores repetition, balance and symmetry. One of my main sources of inspiration are the patterns formed by tree branches and leaves silhouetted against the sky at different times of year. My background in graphic design influences my exploration of form and line. Drawings and photographs are the starting point from which I develop organic, abstract and figurative sculpture. I create intricate and detailed drawings from which the final artwork is digitally cut into stainless steel, aluminium, copper, reclaimed steel and plywood, transforming the drawn line into a tangible object.

Education:

HND Graphic Design

Events:

2018: The Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Scotland
23 - 25 November
Represented by The Art Agency

Several of my wall sculptures shown at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London 2014/2015.

COMMISSIONS INCLUDE:

Cunard Queen Mary II
11 sculptures for the Princess Grill

Hotel, Algeria 2015
2 framed woodcuts

Tudor Capital Europe, London 2015
1 stainless steel wall sculpture

Hotel, Bahrain 2015
1 stainless steel wall sculpture

Private client, Saudi Arabia 2014
2 aluminium sculptures

Private client, London 2013
2 stainless steel garden sculptures


Cunard Queen Mary II
11 sculptures for Princess Grill restaurant

Private client, London 2014
1 copper garden sculpture

The Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury 2013
Wall sculpture commissioned by Artscape: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

The Alpina Hotel, Gstaad, Switzerland
52 weathered steel sculptures for a new luxury boutique hotel

Private residence, Paris 2012
10 steel wall sculptures

Private client, York 2012
stainless steel decorative screen

Private client, London 2012
2 rusted steel wall sculptures

P&O Azura Cruise Liner 2010
2 curved stainless steel wall sculptures

Salford Business School 2010
vinyl window decoration

EDF Energy, Head Office, London 2008
2 reclaimed steel wall sculptures

Candy & Candy Interiors 2008
aluminium wall sculpture

Restaurant, Finland 2008
aluminium wall sculpture

Exhibitions:

My wall sculpture ‘eye of the hurricane’ has been selected for Drawn 2015 at The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol www.rwa.org.uk