Anthony Theakston is a British artist, based in Lincolnshire, who specializes in creating sculptures of birds. His works are inspired by the natural beauty and grace of avian forms, as well as their symbolic and cultural meanings. He uses ceramics and bronze as his main materials, giving his sculptures a smooth and elegant finish. His sculptures capture the essence and spirit of different bird species, from the majestic owls to the playful puffins.
My work is as much an abstract sculpture or design that contains some spirit of life in general, and the bird form seems like a pure way to represent this to me. The barn owl has a particular place in my work, I think, partly because it has an obvious beauty but also because it in some way has a human quality to its facial characteristics and structure. I am most happy with a simple, uncomplicated expression of the idea, and so much of my time is spent refining and altering every small detail until it seems to work perfectly. I like to think of it as an equation which has been expressed in its simplest form.
Anthony Theakston
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