Hywel Livingstone Sculptor

Hywel Livingstone is a sculptor based in London and the Cotswolds. His primary material is steel, specifically stainless steel.  His work is widely collected both in London and throughout Europe, adorning private houses and businesses alike. The sculptures he produces come from a meticulous and labour intensive studio process, combining accumulated craft with a rigorous and uncompromising questioning.  He has positioned himself as part of a progressive 20^th Century sculptural lineage, with his previous mentor Sir Anthony Caro playing a significant role.  Through teaching, exhibiting and studying he has created a sculptural practice that engages many influences, form topical political events to literature, history and social observations.  These unspecific themes proliferate the sculpture not through a concerted aim with an endpoint in mind, but rather as accompanying presences in the studio.  The sculptures have a detailed formal beauty that underpins a rich and engaging content, rewarding contemplation and study with fresh and often surprising revelations.

“I have a very hands on approach to my studio practice, limiting the use of assistants as much as possible in order to fully engage with the tactile reality of the steel, which in its unique and often surprising way informs the work.  Understanding the material, allowing it to both manipulate and be manipulated is a delicate and crucial aspect of the studio practice, gently shepherding the embryonic sculpture along the route it needs to take.  Part of the joy of being a sculptor is recognising instinctively when the work is succeeding, at which point the sculpture acquires a life of its own, becoming an independent entity.  It is my belief that no matter how esoteric the sculpture may seem, deep down there is a shared humane understanding of art that requires no explanation or justification – simply the time and inclination to look”.

Contact Hywel via email: hywellivingstone@hotmail.co.uk or by phone: 07855 786 061.

You can also view images of Hywel's work and find further information at his website: www.hywellivingstone.com