Light entertainment
Let there be light. I love working with IT - it’s probably my favourite artistic medium. As soon as I see a light installation anywhere I’m like a moth to a lightbulb. I’ve really enjoyed working with so many different materials to create these light art pieces. Some combine neon with aluminium, others mix neon with reclaimed wood. I’ve also worked with acrylic, L.E.Ds, and copper. Watch this space for more light art in 2024. Come and see my new Oxo Tower neon at The Other Art Fair in London, March 7-10 at the Truman Brewery. Who wqnts Complimentary and discounted tickets? Let me know.
1 of 10, 124 x 90 cm, £6,000
My newest piece! Every night, on the hour, the Oxo Tower treats us to a light show, with the traditional red neon letters replaced with a beautiful multi-coloured palette. I wanted to celebrate this by combining neon with my traditional brushed aluminium finish.
75 x 196 x 8 cm, limited edition of 5
The iconic shape of the river Thames has always appealed to me, and not just because of Eastenders.
Father Thames really is a feat of engineering. The path of the river, from Chiswick to Woolwich, is laser-cut in cobalt-blue acrylic. This is then layered into a huge black acrylic box. Hundreds of L.E.D lights are then placed inside the box, along the path of the river. These lights are computer controlled to switch on and off at certain times which mimics the flow of the river at a hypnotic, mesmerising speed. Click on the video link to see the movement in action.
Father Thames is made to order. Because of the complexity of construction it can usually be created and delivered in around 4-5 weeks.
55 x 140 x 5 cm, edition of 7, £11,000
City of Light 2 is one of my most ambitious projects. It was concieved and created during my time as the Contemporary Collective gallery’s ‘Artist In Residence’ at the Bankside Hotel in London.
The piece is created from an original photograph of the view from the top of 1 Blackfriars, a new skyscraper on the city’s South Bank.
The outline of the skyline was laser cut into a copper box. The lower half, containing the outline of St Paul’s cathedral (the oldest building in the picture) was aged to give it a patina effect - the gorgeous turquoise colour. The upper half was untouched, leaving it with the orangey/brown finish, mimicking a sunrise or sunset.
L.E.D lights were placed inside the copper box producing a thin sliver of light that traces the outline of the skyline.
City of Light 2 is made to order. It can usually be created in around 4 weeks.
75 x 105 x 5 cm, limited edition of 10
I’ve lived in London for a long long time and I never get fed up of seeing Battersea Power Station. It’s been a huge inspiration for my art. I think if you can identify a building solely by its outline that is a sign of a great design. And the power station is one of the best examples of this.
This piece is created from an original photograph. The shape of the power station and it’s bright white glow are made with neon (glass tubes), as are the bluey/purple plumes of smoke, harking back to its glory days in the 1970s. The glass tubes are then attached to a spray-painted aluminium box.
Past Glories (Battersea Power Station) is made to order. It can usually be created and delivered in around 4 weeks.
60 x 140 x 6 cm, very limited edition of 3
My most ambitious piece to date. This piece features my favourite stretch of the river Thames, from Chiswick to Woolwich. Its beautiful shape and curves are perfect for my art.
The iconic shape of the river is laser-cut into a thin sheet of pewter, battered to give it that vintage money box feel, and fitted with acrylic. The acrylic is filled with is a low viscosity silicone fluid (a watery substance that doesn’t stagnate). The ‘water’ is lit by a stream of L.E.D lights and flows from left to right thanks to motors inside the pewter box. Tiny specs of mica powder catch the lights and make it easier for us to see the water moving.
And if you look closely you might just see a whale and a shopping trolley float by…
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One of the many many things I love about London are its signs and maps. Yes I am a London nerd! This piece is inspired by my favourite map of all: the London Underground. I’ve always seen it as a work of art, more than a functional map.
For this piece I wanted to see what an abstract interpretation of the map would look like. I have coloured in every single circle representing the 270 stations with different vibrant colours. The sizes of the dots is randomly chosen to give the piece a more abstract, haphazard shape.
The Art of The Underground is very complex to create. The artwork is printed onto transparent film and placed inside a frosted white perspex box, polished to a curve on the sides. More than 2000 L.E.D lights are placed behind this film to bathe the coloured dots in a hypnotic hazzy blur that both troubles and intrigues our eyes.
66 x 140 x 2 cm, limited edition of 10
I’ve always loved the river Thames, it’s the lifeblood of London, carving its way through the middle of the city. This stretch, from Chiswick to Woolwich, is instantly recognisable.
The river’s iconic shape makes it the perfect subject for my art. For this piece the outline of the river is created with neon glass tubes and attached to reclaimed wooden planks, with a rusted steel frame and industrial hooks for hanging.
River of Light is made to order. It can usually be created and delivered in around 4-5 weeks.
60 x 192 x 6 cm (approx) , limited edition of 10
This is one of my favourite pieces in my collection. It tooks many weeks of discussions, planning and experimentation with my fabrication team.
The iconic shape of the river Thames (from Chiswick to Woolwich) was machine cut into a huge piece of reclaimed Scottish elm wood and filled with a layer of cobalt blue acrylic.
Hundreds of L.E.D lights were hidden behind the acrylic and computer programmed to mimic the flow of the river across the piece.
It is truly stunning piece of wood with the lights creating the river’s almost hypnotic flow.
River of Light 2 is an edition of 7 and is made to order. Depending on the availability of the wood it can usually be created and delivered in around 6 weeks. Each piece of wood will have its own characteristics.