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About THE SCULPTOR

Jonathan Hateley

Jonathan’s background includes sculpting for models and effects in TV, film and theatre including “The Phantom of the Opera” and the ENO.

Working from his studio in the East Sussex countryside, all aspects of the natural world inspire Jonathan’s artwork. Working in clay, he enjoys the challenge of creating from both the real and imagined. Through his close observation and manipulation of materials, Jonathan is able to create detail and texture or surface bas-relief on his sculpture, which are hand finished and painted to accentuate the relief.

Jonathan’s sculpture is highly sort after, with editions selling out quickly to his worldwide collector base. He exhibits widely in the UK and internationally, including NY, Hong Kong and Singapore.

SCULPTURES EXHIBITING

BEGINNINGS


Having found an image of the cross-section of a plant under a microscope, I got a contortionist to pose for me! My intention was to combine the two, with an unusual position and a cell like surface texture, to create a sculpture about nature, energy and structure.

Edition 6 of 12 – this is hand painted bronze resin can be purchased in hand painted bronze as well.

 PRICE: £6,850

To enquire about purchasing this sculpture please contact events@leeds-castle.co.uk

INTERTWINED

A while before ‘Lockdown’ became a frequently used word I had the idea to do a sculpture based on relationships. I wanted a climbing rose to be reaching upwards as a metaphor for a life together. There would be stems taking direct routes while others would twist and turn. Thorns would appear along the stems, until occasionally a rose would be reached. As the lockdowns were put in place for the 2020 pandemic, not only was the progress of my sculpture affected, I began to see it as a celebration of togetherness, whilst many of us were kept apart.

Edition 1 of 12 – this is hand painted bronze resin can be purchased in hand painted bronze as well.

PRICE: £7,650

To enquire about purchasing this sculpture please contact events@leeds-castle.co.uk

MOONLIGHT

After two sun sculptures, it felt like a natural progression to create a piece based on the moon. In the same way, the Moonlight is suggested by a pattern of circles getting larger as they flow into the crescent dress. My Moonlight has a longing for something in the quiet darkness of the night, something she’s emotionally passionate about.

Edition 7 of 12 – this is hand painted bronze resin can be purchased in hand painted bronze as well.

 PRICE: £7,500

To enquire about purchasing this sculpture please contact events@leeds-castle.co.uk

RELEASING

I wanted to depict Autumn in a positive way. For one, it is has the colours of the falling leaves, which I could now paint. I wanted the Autumn figure to be letting go of all the ‘baggage’ that had been built up over time. A large expel of breath, ready to start again afresh.

A time for change, to let things go,
an autumnal drift,
a return to the flow,
releasing details, time considered,
like blowing leaves, old and withered

Artist’s Copy is not for sale but you are able to buy Bronze version of it will be 3-5 months and look exactly the same – price is based on the Bronze version.

PRICE: £21,950

To enquire about purchasing this sculpture please contact events@leeds-castle.co.uk

RISE ABOVE IT

This figure represents being weighed down by the pressures of life, carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders… or actual stones, but where the only positive way is up! To rise above all of that, to actually begin to float, having pushed aside such thoughts and feel weightless.

Edition 1 of 6 – this is hand painted bronze resin can be purchased in hand painted bronze as well.

 PRICE: £9,500

To enquire about purchasing this sculpture please contact events@leeds-castle.co.uk