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The strongest inspiration for my work comes from ‘The Beautiful Game’ – football. Football in essence, is a fantastic celebration of the human form and all its possibilities. These sportsmen are blessed with extraordinary athleticism and balance; they push their bodies to the limit. In my work I try and capture some of that energy, spontaneity and wonderful movement which in reality is here and gone in a flash.
Across every level of this beautiful game comes a passion to push your body to its limits and above all a passion to succeed. I want my pieces to convey some of this passion and electricity that runs through all levels of the game and touches something fundamental in us all.
Although it is a contact sport, there are restrictions on how physical the players can get which produces fantastic impetus in their movement coupled with control, grace and power harnessed using phenomenal balance. Although they may practise set techniques and formations, each movement on the day is unrehearsed and has a freshness and spontaneity. In my sculptures I want to give a sense of a moment in time, captured.
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