Steve James Mallinson
Bringing Metal art to life.
Born in Burnley, Lancashire. Art was always my main subject during my school years. It started with drawing & painting, which I excelled in and then the Japanese art of origami. Transforming that flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture was truly rewarding for me, and I knew then at an early age that I wanted to become an artist.
I went on to study Art Design at Burnley College, but my creative side, which was fascinated by shape and form, rapidly developed into designing and making sculptures.
I went on to learn welding & fabrication and have been working with metal for 30 years. I've combined my passion for art and my experience in sheet metal to produce unique pieces of timeless metal art with strong, clean flowing lines and bold structures.
The contemporary abstract shapes of my sculptures and the flowing hand grain surface patterns I create are completely unique distinctive characteristics of my artwork.
Each piece of sculpture is designed and built entirely by my own hands from start to finish. The unique designs of my sculptures bring together a unity of industrial strength combined with decorative intricacy.
To me, metal is an exciting medium because, through cutting, bending and welding, I can achieve an array of many different shapes and forms in all sizes and finishes. My sculptures are not just visually appealing but flowing and calming. The smooth, cool, minimalist curves and lines of the steel sculptures I create are also very tactile.
I'm very much a creative person and love nothing more than when my hands are busy. If I'm not fabricating sculptures, I find myself sketching endless drawings of images and symbols, generating ideas for new sculpture designs. I gather ideas and inspiration from everything around me, from the environment and nature to everyday objects.