Terry Merritt

I am a Chichester based Sculptor whose medium is stone and wood, studied at the University of Chichester achieving a BA (hons) Degree in Fine Art with Sculpture.

I hand carve beautiful sculptures from various types of stone including colourful Zimbabwean Serpentine rock, using hand and power tools incorporating Toolmaking skills.  Using sketches and bars of household soap as maquettes before upscaling to stone, I then start creating my design using diamond disc angle grinders to remove bulk, then hand chisels and mallets, then diamond riffler files to finalise the form and detail work, and finally the long process of polishing using diamond blocks and wet and dry sandpaper.

I am inspired by the natural beauty of the human anatomy, human gestures, and movement, exploring the human form combining curves, lines, and negative voids in the form of abstraction, also create beautiful modern abstracted forms, some of which rotate on their bases.

In 2023 I not only sold a large sculpture at the infamous London Art Biennale but also was awarded a place in the Chianciano Art Biennale 2024, near Tuscany, Italy, where I received “A Sculpture Special Mention Award” for my sculpture titled “UNITY”.

David Dixon 44AD

David Dixon

David Dixon I am interested in the intersection and blending of geometric, fabricated entities with the natural or biological space

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