Patrick Walls

Patrick is a sculptor specialising in carved stone and cast metals. He works on large scale sculpture for the public domain and makes individual one off sculptures to exhibit.

Recent bodies of work include ‘Air/ Water’ and ‘Volume/ Time’.

Air/ Water explores wave forms and repeated patterns, both in terms of form and surface. These sculptures can be small intimate pieces or monumental landmark sculptures. Employing fluid sweeping curves the sculptures seek to evoke a sense of movement belying the solidity and weight of the material.

Volume/ Time as a body of work explores the use of stone as a material. These sculptures are dictated by the natural properties of the stone; working with the volume of the material and emphasising its natural properties, formed through many thousands of years. The surface is meticulously finished by hand to exaggerate the form.

His public art pieces can be seen nationally, commissioned by organisations such as the Woodland Trust and companies such as Crest Nicholson. The public work can be figurative or abstract, it is site specific, engaging and designed to invite participation.

“I like working to a brief and making public art that responds and embodies a sense of where it is. I enjoy making art that responds directly to a certain location, that somehow interacts with a place, and that ultimately adds to the unique properties of where it will be placed.”

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