Ian Penna's ambition is to pursue the art of sculpture. My work is predominantly three dimensional and of an emotional range. The materials I use are to show texture, surface quality, tactile qualities, and the quality of light on various surfaces. I combine my skills of preparation, investigation, manipulation and application of materials in space.

Ian Penna's idea of articulating forms through materials and their physical properties becomes an investigative way of questioning how form, rather than shape can be achieved.

When manipulating recognizable surfaces, materials and forms, as well as combining processes from architecture, sculpture and painting, the work produced evolves towards Formalist propositions by necessity which are abstract, promoting some value of aesthetics.

 

Ian Penna BA, born at Redruth Hospital 1976
Schools attended
Treleigh c p school 1981-87, Redruth Secondary Modern 1987-92, Falmouth College of Arts 2002-07.

I have lived in London, Norwich and Cornwall. I have worked all over the UK and have twelve years experience of material manipulation, preparation, investigation and application of materials within the private and public realms: Eden Project St Austell, Camborne Space Centre, Marsh Norwich, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge, The Tate St Ives, Truro College are to name just a few. Some of the UK’s largest companies I have contracted to are: Carter Group, Midas Construction Ltd, Mowlem Group, Alfred McAlpine plc, Larks Construction Ltd and Kier Group Ltd.

I am an emerging artist who is a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists.
www.nsanewlyn.com

Solo Exhibitions:
2006 ‘Chrysalis’ exhibited at Truro County Court.

Group Exhibitions:
2006 “FINE ART”, Falmouth Art Centre
2006 “ART on the SQUARE”, Event Square, Falmouth.
2007 “Sunrise with Sea Monsters” Trinity Buoy Wharf, London.
2007 “Midas Award”, Artonomy Fine Art Truro.
2008 “Fish & Ships”, Falmouth Pubic Art Gallery.

Awards:
The Midas award