‘Where the Western Wind Blew’ (Monument Valley Triptych)

Watercolour on Saunders Waterford Paper, 86 x 19 CM, 2021

I’m over the moon to have been awarded The Royal Society of British Artists ‘Rome Scholarship’. I am looking forward to staying at Sala Uno, an internationally recognised and prestigious arts centre in Rome for a month in Spring 2022.

‘MERCURY RISING’
Patinated bronze
25H x 20H x 15D CM
2019

‘Mercury Rising’ makes reference to climate change with sea levels rising, temperatures increasing and the atmosphere altering. The Prussian blue and verdigris bronze flows into the red ‘Sputnik’ type form perched on top almost at the point of crashing down.

#bronze #mercuryrising #sculpture #art #elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation #artscouncilengland #developingyourcreativepractice #alexjwood #alexwood

The Pierre Testu-Brissy Balloon of 1798
(ASCENSION DE TESTU-BRISSY)
Watercolour on Saunders Waterford Paper
30 x 40 cm / 15” x 11”
2021

#bellevuepark #balloon #upliftingseries #pierretestubrissy #uplifting #winsornewton #balloons #painting #paris #london #newwork #alexjwood #alexwood

THE INFAMOUS MONUMENT VALLEY BALLOON REGATTA
Watercolour and ink on Saunders Waterford Paper
56H x 76W x 13D CM
2021

#monumentvalley #painting #usa #balloons #uplifting #worksonpaper #roadtrip #regatta #artscouncil #london #alexjwood #alexwood

‘FLOWERING AGAVE’
Watercolour and ink on paper,
30 x 40 CM,
2021
Private Collection

RANDY’S DONUTS
Glazed Earthenware Ceramic
13W x 9D x 16H CM, 2020

#newwork #ceramic #Alexjwood #randysdonuts #clay #glaze #america #usa #americana @randysdonuts #losangeles #artscouncil #artscouncilengland #movieprop #sculpture #alexwood

Watercolour on Saunders Waterford papers, 115W x 55H CM, 2021

CLAW OF ARCHIMEDES
Patinated Bronze
22H x 25W x 18D CM
2020

‘Claw of Archimedes’ is my latest bronze sculpture, which draws inspiration from Greek Mythology and is based upon a giant claw and ancient weapon used to defend Syracuses city wall. It would grab huge ships and vessels out of the sea and hurl them back into the ocean.

#clawofarchimedes #bronze #sculpture #thegrouchoclub #newwork #galleries #london #artstudio #foundry #archimedes #greekmyth #tate #alexwood

CLAW OF ARCHIMEDES
Watercolour and ink on Saunders Waterford paper
38 x 28 CM, 2020

A new painting based on my latest bronze sculpture (22H x 25W x 18D CM, 2020) of the same name, exploring Greek Mythology and unusual contraptions from long ago invented by Archimedes.

#bronze #sculpture #painting #watercolour #clawofarchimedes #artscouncil #greekmythology #archimedes #alexjwood #alexwood

The Jacques Charles & Robert Brothers Balloon
38 x 28 CM
Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
2021

‘The Jacques Charles & Robert Brothers Balloon’ is based on the worlds first hydrogen balloon flight in 1783 in Paris. The balloon launched from the Champ-de-Mars, (now the site of the Eiffel Tower) and flew 21 kilometres landing in the village of Gonesse, where the reportedly terrified local peasants attacked it with pitchforks, destroying it.

#balloon #painting #uplifting #flyingaway #newwork #nolockdown #winsorandnewton #watercolourpaints #royalsocietyofbritishartists #kunst #ink #london #berlin #europe #usa #artscouncilengland #alexjwood #alexwood

The Space Pod
Patinated bronze
13H x 9W x 9D CM
2020

#bronze #reentrypod #sculpture #art #london #spacex #space #nasa #usa #blue #capsule #alexjwood #alexwood

CLAW OF ARCHIMEDES
Patinated Bronze
22H x 25W x 18D CM
2020

‘Claw of Archimedes’ is my latest bronze sculpture, which draws inspiration from Greek Mythology and is based upon a giant claw and ancient weapon used to defend Syracuses city wall. It would grab huge ships and vessels out of the sea and hurl them back into the ocean.

MONUMENT VALLEY ‘PANORAMA’
Watercolour on Hahnemühle papers, 168W x 45H CM, 2020

Scylla and Charybdis
Patinated bronze
36W x 37H x 27D CM
2020

‘MUSSO & FRANKS, HOLLYWOOD’
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 cm / 12” x 16”
2020

‘HOTEL ROOSEVELT, HOLLYWOOD’
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 40 cm
2020

Delighted that my bronze sculpture ‘The Kraken’ is now in a private collection alongside a Nguyen Bao Ha painting.

The Pool at The Hollywood Roosevelt
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 CM
2020

PIÑA COLADA PALM
Patinated bronze, 26H x 15W x 13D CM, 2020

Excited to be showing new bronzes and watercolours at SuperFine (booth X32) in Los Angeles 6-9 February 2020.

#superfine #artscouncil #artscouncilengland #FriezeArtFair #Frieze #bronze #alexwood

‘IN-N-OUT, VENICE BLVD.’
Watercolour on paper, 30 x 40cm, 2020

IN-N-OUT PALMS

Watercolour and ink on paper, 21 x 30 cm, 2019

Soon on show at Superfine in Los Angeles in Feb 2020.

THE BIG ONE

Patinated bronze, 79 x 34 X 33 CM, 2019

The Big One is based on Saturn V the worlds largest rocket ever launched.

#rocket #bronze #SaturnV #space #shuttle #superfineartfair

#thebroadmuseum #friezeartfair #saturnv #losangeles #la #superfine #studioalexwood #alexwood

Some install shots from Kunstmesse Leipzig in Germany where I recently exhibited with Ralph Gelbert.

Installation view – Ralph Gelbert and Alex J Wood

Aurora
Patinated bronze
23H x 12W x 14D CM, 2019

Arabesque
Patinated bronze
19H x 23W x 24D CM, 2019 

‘Zephyr’
Patinated bronze
35 H x 45D x 22W CM, 2019
Private Collection

Blow Out!
Patinated bronze, 83H x 24W x 29D CM, 2019

‘The Object of Art’ is a new TV programme directed by Melissa Aston-Munslow and produced by Samson Ibitoye.
Below is a clip in my studio:

Excited to be showing new bronze sculptures in Rising Stars at Volksbank in Speyer Germany until July 4 2019. The exhibition is curated by Ralph Gelbert and opens this Friday.

I’m currently showing my new bronze ‘Sputnik’ which was selected for The Royal West of England Academy ‘Sculpture Open’ exhibition in Bristol until June 2.

I’m currently one of the twenty semi-finalists selected for The Rome Scholarship where I’m exhibiting my new bronze ‘The Pier’ at the Royal Over-Seas League until June 16. The exhibition is in conjunction with The Royal Society of British Artists and The Arts Society.

THE KRAKEN
Patinated bronze
27W x 26D x 29H CM, 2019

THE KRAKEN

Patinated bronze, 27W x 26D x 29H CM, 2019

#NewWork #bronze #kraken #sea #squid #art #sculpture #SSAlexWood #ship #alexwood #alexjwood

BREXIT ISLAND: ‘An Island Mentality!’ ⁣
Watercolour on digital inkjet print, ⁣
21 x 29CM, ⁣
2019 ⁣

Really pleased that ‘Doppler’ is now in a private collection. ⁣

⁣DOPPLER⁣
Brass, card, wire, spray paint, copper and iridescent drinking straws ⁣36W x 26H x 27D CM ⁣
2019 ⁣
⁣Private collection ⁣

#doppler #PrivateCollection #sculpture #freneticenergy #bronze #card #radar #radiowaves #elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation #spacetravel #2001spaceodyssey #starwars #nasa #alexjwood #alexwood

‘Into the Blue’
Patinated bronze, 14H x 5W x 6D CM, 2018

‘The Collision’ (Sputnik meets Palm), Watercolour & Ink, 2018.
Private collection USA

I’m looking forward to exhibiting in Makers Mark at No Format Gallery from the 18-22 July, curated by Daniel Huckfield, where I will be showing new work.

No Format Gallery is located at Arch 29, Rolt Street, Deptford, SE8 5JB.
The Private View is on 19 July from 6-8.30pm.

“Canary Island Date Palm”, Watercolour and ink on paper, 40 x 30 CM, 2018.

‘The Rig’, 
Patinated bronze, 40H x 56W x 30D CM, 2018

‘Anchors Aweigh’, Patinated bronze on rippled lacewood, 2017. Private Collection

‘Anchors Aweigh’, Patinated bronze on rippled lacewood, 2017. Private Collection

‘Anchors Aweigh’, Patinated bronze on rippled lacewood, 2017. Private Collection

‘Anchors Aweigh’,
Patinated bronze on rippled lacewood,
2017
Private Collection

‘Lunar Outpost’,
Patinated bronze,
39W X 29D X 27H CM, 2018

‘STOP – Launchpad 39B’, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 cm, 2017

Below are some photographs of the works I made at the Fourth International Artists Symposium at Villa Böhm, Neustadt an Der Weinstraße, Germany,  hosted by Ralph Gelbert.

More information on the residency can be found here: https://farbe-bekennen.info and links to press articles and TV interviews here: Medien / Media

Lift Off!, Villa Böhm, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, 2017 (Photograph courtesy of Thomas Brenner)

Kerwebaum (The Christmas Tree on a pole!), Acrylic on canvas, 2017

Elwetritschemondfahrt (Elwetritsche trip to the moon), Paper, card, brass, wire, enamel paints and lead, 2017

Very excited to be one of the ten artists selected for this residency in the Villa Böhm, Neustadt an der Weinstraße hosted by Ralph Gelbert.
More information can be found here: https://farbe-bekennen.info and links to press articles and TV interviews here: Medien / Media

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Discovery

Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art 1768-2017

2 July 2017 | Laura Garmeson

Read the review here: http://culturecalling.com/bristol/features/air-visualising-the-invisible-in-british-art-at-the-rwa or here as a PDF.

Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art 1768-2017 is on display at the Royal West of England Academy until 3 September.