Luke Tupper is an artist deeply captivated by the medium of metal. Luke’s work is a fusion of two often conflicting professional backgrounds, fine art and engineering.

After graduating art school in 2014 he took the basic skillset he gained from the metal workshop and became a professional welder fabricator and metalworker, working for England’s largest sculpture foundry and going on to work in the structural and marine industries.

Developing his art practice for the past ten years, Luke incorporates industrial techniques and material knowledge to produce work that is skilfully executed while still having a grounding in art historical context and a conceptual foundation.

Taking inspiration from natural phenomena and complex systems, Luke’s work touches on personal and wider societal issues in context with the cyclical nature of life and existence.

The key to Luke’s work is in the making. The process of creation is allowed to organically inform the work and the final form is never fixed. Luke’s passion for the for the work is driven by experimentation and play, consistently challenging his capabilities and deepening his understanding of art.