Lying Man - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The three life size figures are all of the same man dressed in modern casual clothes.

This figure is lying horizontally using just his elbow for support. He is positioned an a plinth at the rear to the entrance of the station.

The figure is barefoot, waering long baggy trousers and what looks like a fleece type jacket.

Wikipedia tell us that "Sean Henry (born 1965, Woking, Surrey [1]) is a British sculptor. His work occupies private and public locations in many parts of the world. Fusing the disciplines of ceramics with those of sculpture to create a fresh, innovative approach to representing the human figure, Henry's painted figures have helped to revive the long tradition of polychrome sculpture.

The youngest of four brothers, Henry grew up in Surrey, England. He studied at Farnham Art School in 1983 before taking a BA in ceramics at Bristol Polytechnic from 1984 to 1987. He was a visiting artist at the University of California from 1991 to 1992, and won the Villiers David Prize in 1998, becoming the first sculptor to win the award.[2][3]

Henry describes the theme of his work as “the tension between the making and staging of figures that seem to belong to the real world, and the degree to which they echo our experiences and sympathies”. Art historian Tom Flynn has said "Through vigorously expressive modelling Henry imbues his figures with a powerful psychological presence, the theme of life and death a constant subtext".[4] Henry’s sculptures are modelled in clay before being painted by the artist using oil and other paints, on either a cast bronze or ceramic surface. Mark Lawson has described Henry's offshore sculpture Couple as "confirming the current power of public art".[5]

His first solo show was in London in 1988 and he has since gone on to exhibit his work widely in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the UK, USA, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Italy, Australia, Greece and Switzerland." link

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Man With Potential Selves Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sean Henry Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2003 Materials used: Painted Bronze Location: Near to entrance of Central Station Underground station

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