Chris Crane
Much of Chris’s inspiration comes from wildlife, this is where the idea for a piece of artwork can often start: an encounter with a hare, momentarily frozen before it flies across a clearing into the safety of the dunes; coming across a stag, which silently vanishes into the backdrop of the forest; or watching the dynamic grace of a falcon as it chases pigeons from the sea cliffs, or the entwined play of otters as they weave through lily ponds.
He first captures images in charcoal or ink, before he starts developing the artistic process before creating forms by arranging and merging pieces of steel. Chris works mainly with reclaimed steel objects, rusty tools that have languished at the back of a shed, bits of metal that have washed up onto the beach, old farming equipment, and other remnants of the area’s industrial past.
Reclaimed steel. 124 x 99 x 66cm
Reclaimed steel. 124 x 99 x 66cm
Reclaimed steel. 124 x 99 x 66cm
Reclaimed steel on reclaimed hardwood. 48.5 x 45 x 30 cm. £1600
Reclaimed steel on reclaimed hardwood. 48.5 x 45 x 30 cm. £1600
Reclaimed steel on reclaimed hardwood. 48.5 x 45 x 30 cm. £1600
Reclaimed steel on reclaimed hardwood. 48.5 x 45 x 30 cm. £1600
Resting Emperor Reclaimed steel 96 x 25 x 55 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel on hard wood 146 x 40 x 70 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel on reclaimed hardwood 57 x 43 x 47 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel 41 x 14 x 33 cm price £616
Reclaimed steel 41 x 14 x 33 cm price £616
Reclaimed steel 40 x 14 x 30 cm price £620
Reclaimed steel 40 x 14 x 30 cm price £620
Reclaimed steel 125 x 32 x 116 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel 125 x 32 x 116 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel on hardwood 141.5 x 400 x 600 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel on hardwood 141.5 x 400 x 600 cm SOLD
Reclaimed steel on oak 69 x 38 x 21 cm £935
Reclaimed steel on oak 69 x 38 x 21 cm £935
Reclaimed steel on oak 69 x 38 x 21 cm £935
Ink & wash 152 x 160 mm SOLD
Reclaimed steel & copper 117 x 114 x 51 cm £1846
Reclaimed steel & copper 117 x 114 x 51 cm £1846
Reclaimed steel & copper 117 x 114 x 51 cm £1846
Reclaimed steel & copper 117 x 114 x 51 cm £1846