Stephen (Steve) Field RBSA (born 3 May 1954 in

Saltash Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town and civil parish in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It had a population of 16,184 in 2011 census. Saltash faces the city of Plymouth over the River Tamar and is popularly known as "the Gateway to Corn ...

, Cornwall) is an English sculptor,

mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...

ist and

mosaic A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly pop ...

ist, active mainly in the

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, particularly the

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, where a number of his works are on public display. He has been resident artist and public art adviser to

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, since 1988, and is a member of the

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, the

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and the British Association of Modern Mosaic. He coordinated Dudley's Millennium Sculpture Trail. He studied at the

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, earning a degree in architecture, and

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, where he achieved a master's degree in fine art. He cites his influences as

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and

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, the sculptor

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, his MPhil examiner David Harding, and the Mexican muralists. In 1978 he painted a series of three murals on the gable ends of terraced houses at the eastern end of Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, in conjunction with Paula Woof and

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. These murals lasted around 27 years before being overpainted by new murals. In 1982, he painted an internal mural at Frankley Community School, together with Woof and Renn. The trio worked as "The Mural Company" and were profiled in a 1982 Central Television documentary, "Round About". In June-July 1984, Field and Renn exhibited on murals, jointly, at Bilston Museum and Art Gallery. Field, Woof, Renn,

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and Derek Jones worked jointly as the West Midlands Public Art Collective, which was active circa 1987. He received the

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'Art for Architecture' Award in 1993 and an Arts and Business Award in 2005. Field is married to fellow muralist Cathryn Ryall, with whom he has collaborated artistically. Field has also completed several collaborations with the sculptor

John McKenna John McKenna ( ga, Seán Mac Cionnaoith; 3 January 1855 – 22 March 1936) was an Irish businessman, professional rugby player, and the first manager of the Liverpool Football Club which has since gone on to become one of the most successful ...

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Field has also written articles about his work: * * * *

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Field's LinkedIn profile

Field's RBSA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Steve Living people Members and Associates of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists English sculptors English male sculptors English muralists 1954 births Alumni of the University of Sheffield Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton People from Saltash