Nicolas Moreton
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Nicolas Moreton is a British artist born in 1961 in Watford
, Hertfordshire. Predominantly a stone carver, two of his sculptures are in permanent public locations in Milton Keynes
.
A National Stone Carving residency around four English cathedrals during 2004 and 2005 visited Southwell Minster
, Gloucester Cathedral
, Lincoln Cathedral
and Manchester Cathedral
and Moreton was in conversation with Brian Sewell
in the BBC Radio 4 series on Divine Art about the residency at Gloucester Cathedral.
The Meeting (1995), in Birds Eye Derbyshire Fossil limestone and bronze; both are situated in City Square, Milton Keynes.
The Eye and the Needle (2010), Corten Steel, granite, light; Mythholmroyd Market Square, Calderdale
in Northamptonshire during 2006. A terracotta head exists.
Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
, Hertfordshire. Predominantly a stone carver, two of his sculptures are in permanent public locations in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
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A National Stone Carving residency around four English cathedrals during 2004 and 2005 visited Southwell Minster
Southwell Minster
Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is six miles away from Newark-on-Trent and thirteen miles from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.It is considered an outstanding...
, Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present...
, Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
and Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a medieval church on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the seat of the Bishop of Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester...
and Moreton was in conversation with Brian Sewell
Brian Sewell
Brian Sewell is an English art critic and media personality. He writes for the London Evening Standard and is noted for artistic conservatism and his acerbic view of the Turner Prize and conceptual art...
in the BBC Radio 4 series on Divine Art about the residency at Gloucester Cathedral.
Public works
The Conversation (1995), in bronze and Kilkenny limestoneThe Meeting (1995), in Birds Eye Derbyshire Fossil limestone and bronze; both are situated in City Square, Milton Keynes.
The Eye and the Needle (2010), Corten Steel, granite, light; Mythholmroyd Market Square, Calderdale
Portrait of Moreton
Moreton agreed to sit for Jon EdgarJon Edgar
Jon Edgar is a British artist born in Rustington, West Sussex in 1968, the grandson of British cartoonist Brian White. He direct-carves in wood and stone using methods of improvisation, and works in clay.-Biography:...
in Northamptonshire during 2006. A terracotta head exists.