Martyr Sculpture

This work began life when I was living in London (1994), part of a collection of works I called “The Body Parts Series”. I was amazed by London and my ideas were my interpretation of the life I saw around me, as I experienced the energy, the beauty and the culture of a hundred cultures that surrounded me, giving a greater desire to absorb and create. This work reflects our vanity and self-adornment. I have reworked this piece several times, never quite feeling ready let him go, until now, as I can do no more, so Martyr has to find another wall to occupy. Part life-cast, part modelled, cast in Herculite plaster, then dressed in thinned and treated lead, ostrich eggshell (which I collected), colourful paint and reflective gems, attempting to radiate the light that surrounds Martyr. Over the years I have created a large back-catalogue of work that are unfinished and my intention is to complete them. Also, I am beginning a new series of “Headz Collective”...