Paul Day (born 1967) is a British sculptor. His high-relief sculptures in terracotta, resin, and bronze have been exhibited widely in Europe and his work is known for its unusual approach to perspective.[1]
In 2008 a high-relief frieze was added to the base of The Meeting Place as part of refurbishments at St Pancras, featuring images from the history of the Tube and train: people queuing on platforms or travelling in carriages; soldiers departing for war and returning injured, and repair works following the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The work was the object of controversy when first erected, as one panel depicted a commuter falling into the path of a train driven by the Grim Reaper. However, following discussions with London and Continental Railways (LCR), this panel was replaced with another.[4][5]
Day studied at art schools in the UK at Colchester and Dartington, and completed his training at Cheltenham in 1991. He now lives in a village near Dijon, France, with his French wife, Catherine. Their Anglo-French relationship is an explicit and repeated theme in his works.
The Meeting Place, which is modelled on an embrace between Paul and Catherine, stands as a metaphor for St Pancras's role as the terminus of the rail link between England and France.[1][6] Another contemporary sculptor and critic, Antony Gormley, singled out The Meeting Place when he condemned the current public art works across the UK, stating: "there is an awful lot of crap out there".[7] Day admitted that "Some will say it is a chocolate box sculpture."[2]
In December 2017, Day received criticism for accepting a commission to create a sculpture in Moscow of the late Uzbek leader Islam Karimov, "widely regarded as one of the most ruthless dictators in recent history", and responded, "I go with the flow".[8]
^ abc. Battle of Britain Archive. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2007.
^ abMilmo, Cahal (14 February 2007). "Art that embraces a new future for St Pancras". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^"Iraq and Afghanistan wars memorial unveiled". BBC Online. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^Rachel Stevenson (12 October 2008). "St Pancras Station Refuses to Display Train Death Sculpture". The Guardian. London.
^Paula Fentiman (13 October 2008). "St Pancras frieze Toned Down". The Guardian. London.[dead link]
^"Sculptor Paul Day's Commission". sculpture.net. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
^Arifa Akbar (6 March 2008). "Modern Public Artworks Are "Crap", Says Gormley". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
^Walker, Shaun (20 December 2017). "Briton criticised over sculpture of 'terrible' Uzbek dictator Karimov". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
^Humphreys, Rob. "Crafting an Icon". Rollins. Published May 28, 2021. Accessed April 30, 2023.
^"Forces’ Sweetheart And Wartime Entertainers’ Memorial To Feature At National Memorial Arboretum". Dame Vera Lynn Memorial Statue. Published April 26, 2023. Accessed April 30, 2023.
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paul, sculptor, paul, born, 1967, british, sculptor, high, relief, sculptures, terracotta, resin, bronze, have, been, exhibited, widely, europe, work, known, unusual, approach, perspective, meeting, place, pancras, station, london, 2013, iraq, afghanistan, mem. Paul Day born 1967 is a British sculptor His high relief sculptures in terracotta resin and bronze have been exhibited widely in Europe and his work is known for its unusual approach to perspective 1 The Meeting Place St Pancras Station London 2013 Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Victoria Embankment Gardens London 2017 Major works include 1 2 Brussels An Urban Comedy a 25 m 82 ft long terracotta frieze in the Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert in Brussels The Battle of Britain Monument on the Victoria Embankment in London The Meeting Place a 9 m 30 ft tall bronze sculpture inside St Pancras railway station in London surrounded by a frieze see below Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial 2017 in Victoria Embankment Gardens 3 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2021 at Rollins College in Winter Park Florida In 2008 a high relief frieze was added to the base of The Meeting Place as part of refurbishments at St Pancras featuring images from the history of the Tube and train people queuing on platforms or travelling in carriages soldiers departing for war and returning injured and repair works following the 7 July 2005 London bombings The work was the object of controversy when first erected as one panel depicted a commuter falling into the path of a train driven by the Grim Reaper However following discussions with London and Continental Railways LCR this panel was replaced with another 4 5 Day studied at art schools in the UK at Colchester and Dartington and completed his training at Cheltenham in 1991 He now lives in a village near Dijon France with his French wife Catherine Their Anglo French relationship is an explicit and repeated theme in his works The Meeting Place which is modelled on an embrace between Paul and Catherine stands as a metaphor for St Pancras s role as the terminus of the rail link between England and France 1 6 Another contemporary sculptor and critic Antony Gormley singled out The Meeting Place when he condemned the current public art works across the UK stating there is an awful lot of crap out there 7 Day admitted that Some will say it is a chocolate box sculpture 2 In December 2017 Day received criticism for accepting a commission to create a sculpture in Moscow of the late Uzbek leader Islam Karimov widely regarded as one of the most ruthless dictators in recent history and responded I go with the flow 8 In 2021 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood a memorial for Fred Rogers by Day was unveiled at Rollins College in Winter Park Florida 9 In 2023 Day was announced as the sculptor for the upcoming The Forces Sweetheart And Wartime Entertainers Memorial planned for the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire 10 References edit a b c Battle of Britain London Monument Battle of Britain Archive Archived from the original on 9 January 2007 Retrieved 9 January 2007 a b Milmo Cahal 14 February 2007 Art that embraces a new future for St Pancras The Independent London Retrieved 20 April 2017 Iraq and Afghanistan wars memorial unveiled BBC Online 9 March 2017 Retrieved 9 March 2017 Rachel Stevenson 12 October 2008 St Pancras Station Refuses to Display Train Death Sculpture The Guardian London Paula Fentiman 13 October 2008 St Pancras frieze Toned Down The Guardian London dead link Sculptor Paul Day s Commission sculpture net 14 February 2007 Retrieved 9 January 2008 Arifa Akbar 6 March 2008 Modern Public Artworks Are Crap Says Gormley The Independent Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 Walker Shaun 20 December 2017 Briton criticised over sculpture of terrible Uzbek dictator Karimov The Guardian Retrieved 19 October 2018 Humphreys Rob Crafting an Icon Rollins Published May 28 2021 Accessed April 30 2023 Forces Sweetheart And Wartime Entertainers Memorial To Feature At National Memorial Arboretum Dame Vera Lynn Memorial Statue Published April 26 2023 Accessed April 30 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Paul Day at Wikimedia Commons Official website nbsp nbsp This article about a British sculptor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Day sculptor amp oldid 1152587967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
