THE INTERVIEW – A MASTER OF THE BRONZE 
Bronze is eternal – yet malleable. I love the stuff. In its natural polished state the tone and depth of colour is sublimely beautiful, yet the surface is endlessly receptive to the transformative effects of oxidisation.
PHILIP HEARSEY
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With a background in architecture, interior and furniture design of more than 30 years, Hearsey is a self-taught sculptor who specialises in sandcasting to make pieces which engage the quality of bronze as a noble material in its own right. His sculptures are intimate in scale and intended for the interiors of homes, offices or hotels.
Casting in sand moulds is a simple and ancient method far removed from the sophisticated lost wax operation used by most art foundries. The sand-casting process is relentless and unforgiving – the foundry is no place for a delicate original. It denies a complexity of form that imposes a disciplinary and enriching simplicity.
Hearsey cuts, carves, grinds or welds the cast bronze to create unique forms before invariably exposing the natural bronze or oxidising to produce the unique surface finishes that have always been an essential dimension of his work. The Artists lives and creates his ideas in Great Trewern, located on the Welsh borders of Herefordshire.
MORE ABOUT HEARSEY AND HIS WONDERFUL WORK, EXHIBITIONS AND REPRESENTED GALLERIES, PLEASE VISIT:
www.philiphearsey.co.uk
