Barry Lewis

Biography

Name: Barry Lewis Born:1967/ Rhondda Valley Age: 43 Hobbies: Sculpting Role: Sculpture Speaks: Welsh Other jobs: Engineering to train as a

carpenter

Why is this artist interested in creating environmentally friendly works? What inspired the artist?

As a kid Barry use to find waste materials to transform into remarkable creatures. So what ever he found he used it to make things. Most of his time he went to the mountainsides, lakes and rivers. Also all his work are different they all have different material and Viewing these eco sculptures make your imagination create your own interpretations. He was also influenced by his grandfather’s great love of nature.

Firstly he finds all the material he can find then he plans what he will make also he likes to make things from the familiar, things that people might have around their house or garage. Then designs what he will make.

After he starts to make it.

How were the sculptures created/What’s the process?

What materials does the artist use to create their sculptures?

Barry says :Someone might chuck a bike into a river, then I’ll pull it out and turn part of it into a gigantic metal fish,” he says. “Often a bit of rubbish is the beginning of a whole animal.”

Barry makes his sculptures out of any material he can find and turns it into his own work.

Pictures of the work he has done?

2 designs with annotation

Dragon's head with car seats for jaws, fence posts for teeth and door knobs for eyes

Dragonfly with tea strainer eyes, body made from a lamp, threaded steel rod for wings.

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