Patrick Gracewood

Sculpture is the art form that best deals with mortality and eternity.

My work deals with how we experience time, both sacred and quotidian moments.

I design and create architectural ornament for new buildings and restore historic terra-cotta facades. This commercial work influenced my own fine art philosophically and technically.
 

The classical nature motifs used as architectural ornament: acanthus, oak, laurel leaves, fruit-and-flower garlands represent a long tradition honoring the relationship between civilization and nature. Human beings inherently crave the comfort of civilization and the vitality of nature. The combination of nature, sculpture and architecture is part of our cultural heritage. My art continues the classical tradition of connecting the natural and the built environments.

As a life long gardener I bring the garden inside as inspiration and take the sculpture outside and site it to create an environment. I believe that art about our relationship with the living Earth is art that will speak to future generations.