British Art: Contemporary sculptures by sculptor Stanley Dove
Stanley Dove was born in 1931 and died in 2022. He studied shoe design and manufacture at Cordwainers College from 1947-49 and eventually started his own successful shoe factory in London, which he ran until 1979.
A gradual move away from his commercial business interests enabled Stanley to study art as a mature student at Camden Art Centre, where he concentrated on experimental painting, life drawing and etching.
In 1987 Stanley Dove retired from all his commercial activities and began concentrating on a career of full time sculpture. Stanley has since exhibited widely throughout the UK and Europe including the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.
The majority of Stanley Doves sculptures are made from solid bronze but he also produces art pieces in bronze resin. Stanley is particularly well known for his love of hare. He has create small pieces featuring hares up to sculptures well over 5ft tall. To celebrate the year 2000, Stanley created a giant version of the apocalypse horseman, which he sculpted with flammable materials reaching over 12ft tall. This outstanding sculpture was burnt on New Millennium eve in North Devon and is registered as one of the UK Millennium Beacons.
Red Rag Gallery is one of the leading UK art galleries for British Art with a great selection of Sculptures for home and garden.
All contemporary and traditional sculpture art from Red Rag is sourced from living British Sculptor Artists. The sculpture gallery aims to offer both interesting and collectible sculptures from the best of today's British sculptors.
The art gallery includes British sculpture from sculptors with International reputations plus contemporary sculpture art from emerging sculptor artists.
Red Rag has a growing selection of home and office sculpture. This includes traditional small bronze figures and more contemporary bronzes. Sculpture subjects vary enormously from sculptures of hares, horses and ballet dancers to abstract sculptures. All sculptures from Red Rag are sourced from the studio of each sculptor artist.
Sculptures available at Red Rag are created from a variety of materials. Precious metals include bronzes and silver. There are also bronze resin sculptures always available. As well as bronze sculpture the gallery includes the art works of sculptors who use glass, stoneware and wood for their sculptures.
For those who want a specific sculpture for their home or the office Red Rag are also able to offer a commissioning service from a number of the gallery sculptors.
To view the sculpture art selection for each sculptor artist click on the sculpture image.
