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Paul Burton

Art Forms

Blacksmithing & Metalwork, Glasswork, Multidisciplinary, Sculpture

Artist information

I have had a long and successful global career in the mining supply industry where I experienced so many locations, people and cultures. Following my retirement in 2017 I have returned and now concentrating full time on my first love of contemporary art, in particular sculpture. My return to art is influenced by my extensive experiences living and working around the world in the mineral extraction industries, in so many diverse places ranging from the Gobi Desert to the frozen wastes of the Arctic Circle.   My unique steel, slate and glass creations are inspired by the earth’s resources and look to incorporate my unique ‘Earthlight’ sculpture creations back into the landscape. My home and garden in rural Worcestershire is my showcase setting for my work. The Kenswick Manor west wing Garden, designed and constructed by multi Chelsea Gold medal garden designer Peter Dowle, provides an excellent backdrop to My individual work and is a great place to visit to meet Me and view my work. This Earthlight range of work is My observation and statement on where we are in the conflicting debates on the resource management of our planet.  These sculptures placed in the landscape with an aspect to the rising or setting sun are powerful visions. Their intent is to question the western environmentalist paradigm.. A qualified observation is that our world would be a very different place to live without the mineral extraction that has contributed to our modern lives. Everything we consume is from the earth (mined, grown or from the ocean). However this industrialisation and modernism has been historically reckless with no real consideration of the environment.

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paulburtonsculpture
earthlightarts
https://www.paulburtonsculptures.co.uk

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