Portrait of Steve painted by artist Elenna Zichtl.
Steve started as a sculptor at the age of 68 years old, following a career as an Industrial Photographer & Publisher
My work has always been in the visual field. As a photographer I worked on intuition combining unusual techniques to achieve images that contained both strength and visual beauty.
My work as a sculptor still follows this philosophy. “ I let my hands do the work” The sense of touch I believe is primeval! When I have my hands in clay I am emotionally transported back several hundred thousand years. I am an emotional person, the state of our world greatly effects my mood. My love of nature and especially trees has brought me to work on a show which could take many years to come together. “Return to the Earth” will combine a fallen figure representing all of humanity laid out on a mound of earth in combination with fallen tree branches. I am currently photographing standing dead trees to be projected as a film.
Steve Bicknell b.1951
BIOGRAPHY
Solo show 2021, The Brick Lane Gallery - London, Monat Gallery -Madrid, The Paris Art Fair, Rossocinabro Gallery - Rome, Arte Padova - Venice, Heart of the Tribe Gallery -Glastonbury, Landmark Arts Centre - London, Ramster Gardens - Chiddingfold, Talos Art Gallery -Summer Show, Standen House - National Trust Sculpture Show, Leonards Lee - Sculpture Show , Doddington Hall, (featured artist) Sculpture Show, Lincoln, ‘Altered States’ - Shaw House -Newbury The Other House, Hotel - South Kensington, Beaulieu Sculpture Show 2023, Henley Art Fair 2023 Button House
2024
Ramster Gardens, Fiveways Art Trail- 169 Brighton, Friends of St Anns Well, Brighton, Surrey Open Houses Art trail with Wey Ceramics. Horsham Artists Art Trail with, Cherry Parsons, The Causeway, Horsham.
CURRENT AND UPCOMING SHOWS
Cotswold Sculpture Society 2024 show at Miserden House. Open until AUGUST 18th.
Savill Garden Sculpture show - 11th September - 29th October
West Horsley Place - Button House - 22nd - 24th November
BODY & SOUL- Solo show of ceramics and bronzes at Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester.
DECEMBER 10th - 22nd I shall be attended each day. Private view December 10th 6-8pm RSVP please.
CONTACT steve@bicknellsculpture.com