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Steve Dilworth was born in Yorkshire in 1949 and studied sculpture at Maidstone College of Art. Since 1983, he has lived and worked on the Isle of Harris, Scotland.
Dilworth is known for his use of 'once living and found material, often held inside outer forms of wood, bone, stone and bronze. He also incorporates elements drawn directly from land and seascape, such as calm water, storm water, mountain air, the North wind and darkness. These are elements gathered at a particular time and place, in an exacting way that sit right on an edge between concept and material, the physical and metaphysical. He also uses the concept of sound and its absence in objects such as ''Air Rattle'' (1992)'
Dilworth's sculpture has been described as a ‘resurrectionist act' transforming raw material with great skill into objects that have a connection with deep-time. The starting point for his work is the energy or charge of raw material with the artist as a channel.
Notable public sculpture includes ''Walrus'' (1996) Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston Upon Hull, ''Ark'' (2000-2003) King's Place, London, ''Venus Stone'' (2007) and ''Claw'' (2006) commissioned by the
Steve Dilworth's websiteKilmorack Gallery website
Scottish sculptors Scottish male sculptors 1949 births Living people {{UK-sculptor-stub
Steve Dilworth was born in Yorkshire in 1949 and studied sculpture at Maidstone College of Art. Since 1983, he has lived and worked on the Isle of Harris, Scotland.
Dilworth is known for his use of 'once living and found material, often held inside outer forms of wood, bone, stone and bronze. He also incorporates elements drawn directly from land and seascape, such as calm water, storm water, mountain air, the North wind and darkness. These are elements gathered at a particular time and place, in an exacting way that sit right on an edge between concept and material, the physical and metaphysical. He also uses the concept of sound and its absence in objects such as ''Air Rattle'' (1992)'
Dilworth's sculpture has been described as a ‘resurrectionist act' transforming raw material with great skill into objects that have a connection with deep-time. The starting point for his work is the energy or charge of raw material with the artist as a channel.
Notable public sculpture includes ''Walrus'' (1996) Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston Upon Hull, ''Ark'' (2000-2003) King's Place, London, ''Venus Stone'' (2007) and ''Claw'' (2006) commissioned by the Cass Sculpture Foundation
The Cass Sculpture Foundation was a charitable commissioning body based in Goodwood, Sussex, England. The Foundation's 26-acre grounds were home to an ever-changing display of 80 monumental sculptures, all of which were available for sale with th ...
, ''Case (2007)'' at the University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...
, Scotland and ''Fish Box (1990)'', Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, formerly part of the Scottish Arts Council Collection. One of Dilworth's most important works, the Hanging Figure (1978-79) was purchased by the Richard Harris Collection, Chicago, USA in 2011.
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Additional material
*Macfarlane, R. (2012). ''The old ways: A journey on foot''. London: Viking Penguin. Chapter 8, "Gneiss", chronicles a visit with Steve Dilworth, his home and studio, and his nearby land art.External links
Steve Dilworth's website
Scottish sculptors Scottish male sculptors 1949 births Living people {{UK-sculptor-stub