b.1985 Ed Elliott is an award-winning Artist / Sculptor, specialising in large- scale pieces, often designed with a specific site in mind. He has received national and international acclaim for his innovative work in wood and bronze. With public pieces in six counties and selling work to collectors worldwide, he is widely recognized for his ambitious pieces and his striking style. His large-scale work has achieved record breaking visitor numbers at multiple prestigious venues nationwide. Ed has become a specialist in wood sculpture combining ancient practices from the East into his Fine Art pieces, which have a special resonance. Working with some of the UK’s leading foundries, Ed has meticulously cast some of his sought-after wooden pieces into his bronze collection, capturing the vulnerability, impermanence and fragility of wood and translating this into the permanence of bronze.
“Sculpture is my voice and my meditation. It helps me communicate where words often fail. For me, I use my work to find meaning in the complexities of what it feels like to be alive and try to connect with people emotively. I like to bridge gaps between the psychological, conceptual and the physical, often using the human form as my subject. My figurative work is purposely accessible yet has a depth of meaning to allow people to look further. I love to work in wood and bronze. We have a relationship with familiar materials, and I celebrate the flexibility I have practiced, enabling me to work wood in a way that highlights its qualities and its vulnerabilities. Bronze resonates permanence and solidity, and I celebrate the balance when combining both materials. As well as beauty, life is full of challenge and unease; often necessary to allow us to develop. Suffering is nature’s agent for inspiring change. When we navigate through hardships, we habitually search for meaning. I often include a narrative in my pieces, that transitions from the vulnerable to a place of triumph.” EE
“Sculpture is my voice and my meditation. It helps me communicate where words often fail. For me, I use my work to find meaning in the complexities of what it feels like to be alive and try to connect with people emotively. I like to bridge gaps between the psychological, conceptual and the physical, often using the human form as my subject. My figurative work is purposely accessible yet has a depth of meaning to allow people to look further. I love to work in wood and bronze. We have a relationship with familiar materials, and I celebrate the flexibility I have practiced, enabling me to work wood in a way that highlights its qualities and its vulnerabilities. Bronze resonates permanence and solidity, and I celebrate the balance when combining both materials. As well as beauty, life is full of challenge and unease; often necessary to allow us to develop. Suffering is nature’s agent for inspiring change. When we navigate through hardships, we habitually search for meaning. I often include a narrative in my pieces, that transitions from the vulnerable to a place of triumph.” EE