Clydesider Issue 6
June/July 2018
CLYDESIDER ART GALLERY woods in Milton there are some of my wood carvings, a cairn and a circle of stones. I also worked on Belleville Community Gardens in Greenock and you can see photos of the sculptures on my Facebook page - creativezenuk
WAYNE DARNELL
52, public art sculptor Lives in Clydebank, originally from North London. Q. How did you get into art?
Q. Who or what inspires your work?
A. I left school without any qualifications because I was dyslexic. I worked on farms, building sites, factories, I was even in the army for awhile. When I was 24 I put myself into university and studied model-making, special effects and sculpting - it changed my life. From there I got work in architectural model-making then product development models, then into exhibition working on the Millennium Dome, after that I got into film-making and worked at Pinewood Studio, then I decided I wanted to be a sculptor so I started making figurines and they just got bigger and more abstract. I work in stone, timber, wax, clay, metal – anything and everything I can get my hands on. I like sculpture to either blend in with its environment or give a visual slap round the face though I try not to have a set style.
A. From a sculpting point of view I love classic French and Greek sculpture, particularly Rodin - I learned to sculpt by reading a book by Rodin’s tutor. Also the countryside inspires me and part of my work is to try and encourage people to get out more and enjoy the country. Q. If you could have an art tutorial from a famous artist who would it be and why? A. Either Picasso – he’d probably be a good laugh, you could have a drink with him – or Rodin as I love his work, think he’s a genius and I aspire to get to that standard one day.
“I wanted to get people to look up from their phones and see the beautiful countryside.”
Q. Where can we see your artwork? A. At Dalry train station there are the ‘White Hares Looking Up’ - I wanted to get people to look up from their phones and see the beautiful countryside. In Port Glasgow there is a giant ant and up in the Lang Crag ×27