Luke Perry (born 1983) is an English artist known for his monumental sculptures most especially those celebrating under-represented peoples and the heritage of the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the Black Country. He is the director and chief artist of his non-profit company Industrial Heritage Stronghold.
Luke Perry | |
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 Perry installing his Pit Head sculpture in Walsall Wood. | |
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41)[1] Black Country, West Midlands, England |
| Education | University of Central England, Birmingham |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Industrial Heritage Monuments 2007- |
| Movement | Industrial Art |
Trained at Birmingham School of Art, Margaret Street, Perry gained a first class honours with his degree piece (untitled steel manifesto) winning recognition as the only public artwork ever to be featured in the New Generation Arts Festival whilst the accompanying short film 'Poveri Fiori' went on to win awards for film in London.
After an early career in documentary film, winning a bronze medal for short film at the London International Short Film Festival, he returned to the Black Country to establish Industrial Heritage Stronghold (IHS), a not for profit organisation which was to be a vehicle for the production of large-scale public artworks. He has won numerous awards to date including the Cultural Champions Award (Presented by the Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey MP) and Birmingham City University Alumni of the year and a Black Country Masters.
He began to receive national recognition in 2010 when he was a co-presenter of the Channel 4 television series Titanic:The Mission.[2] In recent years Luke has dedicated his practice towards creating sculptures that level the playing field regarding equal representation of diverse groups in the UK and continues to work on and develop sculptures to this end such as the Lions of the Great War Monument in Smethwick, SS Journey - A Monument to Immigrants and Aethelflaed Queen of Mercia.
For Aethelflaed Queen of Mercia Luke gave a video interview on the making of Aethelflaed.[3] There is a further video of the installation.[3]
Works
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- Lions of the Great War - Monument to Soldiers of Undivided India in the First World War[4]
- Aethelflaed - Heroine Queen of Mercia[5]
- SS Journey - A Monument to Immigrants[6]
- James Conway - Stockport's Cockleshell Hero[7]
- Zoroastrian Faroahar[8]
- Lady Chainmakers Monument[9]
- The People of Walsall Wood[10]
- Fisherman, Diver and Land Girl; Colne River Sculpture Park, Watford (2014).[11]
- Pit Head Monument[12] - Walsall Wood[13][14]
- Titanic Anchor - Netherton[15]
- Titanic Bow - Belfast[16]
- Cradley Column "industrialheritagestronghold.com" - Cradley Heath[17]
- Steel Manifesto
- Wings and Scrubs (2020)[18]
- Bust of Phil Lynott, West Bromwich
- Ironbridge Coracles (2021)[19]
- Sikh Regiment Memorial, Wednesfield (2021)
- Adrian Shooter, engineer and railwayman, London Marylebone Station (2022) [20]
- The Ribbons Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial (2022) with Garry Jones[21]
- Black British History is British History, Soho Loop, Winson Green, Birmingham (2023) with artist Canaan Brown [22]
- The Strength of the Hijab, Smethwick (2023)[23]
References
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- ^ "Luke makes great links for project". News release. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. October 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Luke Perry". Titanic:The Mission. Channel 4 Television. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Luke Perry, artist, on making Aethlflaed, Warrior Queen of Tamworth - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Lions of the Great War". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Aethelflaed". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
- ^ "A Monument to Immigrants". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
- ^ "James Conway Memorial". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Zoroastrian Monument". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Lady Chain Makers Monument". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Walsall Wood". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
- ^ Moorhead, Rosy (9 June 2014). "The Colne River Sculpture Trail celebrates Watford's cultural and social heritage". www.watfordobserver.co.uk. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Walsall Wood". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Sculptor's artwork is far from the pits". Express & Star. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Walsall Wood monument to celebrate mining past". BBC News. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Titanic production for Black Country monument maker". Halesowen News. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Channel 4 to air 'Titanic: The Mission' series filmed at Northern Ireland Science Park". NISP News. Northern Ireland Science Park. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Hickman, Rachel (1 October 2010). "Hats Off to Tesco Tower". Halesowen News. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Sculptor's winged health worker 'thank you' to NHS". BBC News. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Dominic Robertson (20 April 2021). "Ironbridge coracle men remembered as sculpture unveiled". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Mansfield, Ian (5 September 2022). "Chiltern Railways founder gets a bronze statue at Marylebone station". Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial". bahm.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Black British History Is British History". Legacy WM. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Harry Leach (18 September 2023). "Huge 16ft sculpture celebrating Muslim women in the Black Country takes shape". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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