My exploration of the human form centres on the diversity of emotion, aiming to reflect both strength and fragility.

I am fascinated by the way the figure contains such a volume of expression, from a subtle gesture, a quiet contemplative thought, through to an explosion of dynamic movement.

My figures are freely modelled as though sketched. I use a variety of techniques when building, usually depending on the scale or composition of the piece.

Smaller figures are usually made solid, and later hollowed out, while larger pieces are built using a method utilising both pinching and coiling.

This manner of working allows me to capture the tension, the movement and overall essence of the subject.

The figures are all naked in order to maintain a universal identity, an anonymous individual that becomes familiar to the viewer through the emotions portrayed.

The nakedness can also represent vulnerability, the figure stripped of its cover, its shield, for all to see.

 craigcarsley@factory54.co.uk