PETER NEWSOME

"Glass is special in the way in which it allows light to interact with both the sculptural form and the viewer; constantly changing as the viewer moves or the light changes. My work emphasises these interplays whilst their forms my also allude to human relationships or the fluidity of natural movements." — Peter Newsome

Since 1993, Peter Newsome has devoted most of his energies to the creation of sculptures in glass but also paints and works with other high quality media. He has exhibited widely in the UK and New York.

Using special techniques adapted from the glass engineering industry, Peter uses the traditional skills of glaziers to shape, and hand cut pieces of sheet glass. He then assembles them to create distinctive sculptures.

Peter completed his PhD in 1975 and was elected a Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1999 and was subsequently honoured to become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors. He became an RBA in 2010. Peter's sculpture is on three continents and his work has featured on the BBC, Discovery TV, and received coverage on the BBC website.