"Contemporary realistic bronze sculpture, wood carving, wildlife sculptures and bas-relief woodcarving, HMS Victory."

Ian G Brennan - ian@iangb.com

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Contemporary Sculptor

Ian G Brennan

Sculptor and Woodcarver to the

British Royal Household

Contemporary sculptor Ian G Brennan has been a professional sculptor for over twenty five years and although he produces limited edition bronzes of of his realistic and heraldic sculptures, the vast majority of his work is involved with creating a wide variety of detailed prototype and bespoke 'one off 'sculptures depicting a wide variety of subjects in a many different variety of materials including wood, marble, resin, sterling silver and bronze.

These commissions are as diverse as producing sculptures designed to suite the ancient splendour of historic buildings such as Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral were his rather unique skills in reproducing wood carvings and bronze sculpture from a by-gone age are often required, to the more modern surroundings of Company receptions and Board Rooms; Recently Ian was also commissioned to create two large bas-relief sculptures now placed amongst the grandeur and elegance of the Grand Lobby of the Cunard Liner, Queen Victoria.

Ian's both realistic and heraldic bas-relief and three dimensional woodcarving and bronze sculpture have not only been commissioned for such places as Windsor Castle, Museums, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, Government Buildings, Churches, but also for many private art collections all over the World.

This website explores a selection of the over 400 diverse bronze sculptures and wood carvings that Contemporary sculptor Ian G Brennan has been commissioned to create during the past twenty five years. Although many of his commissions for private clients and particularly those for the Royal Household may not be shown on this website, 'www.contemporarysculptor.com' does however give a good idea of the typical style and detail that sculptor Ian G Brennan has achieved during the past two decades.

Osprey catching a Pike - Leaping Panther - Swimming Otter - Swan with Cygnets - Sleeping Leopard - Marsh Harrier

bronze bronze bronze bronze bronze sterling silver

66 inches (188cm) high - 45 inches (115cm) long - 43 inches (119cm) high - 27 inches (69cm) high - 20 inches (51cm) high - 15 inches ( 38 cm) high

All six wildlife sculptures above three of which are life size, were originally carved from a single piece of English lime wood or walnut moulded and then cast in bronze or sterling silver.

British contemporary sculptor Ian G Brennan is one of those rather rare breed of Artists that both carves and casts and Ian has been not only been commissioned to create woodcarvings and bronze sculpture for many private and corporate clients, but also commissioned to produce a wide variety of sculptures for both British and European Royalty and the Nobility, several British Prime Ministers as well as many other Heads of State.

Ian first became a professional wood carver in 1984 and then later in 1996 also began producing his contemporary sculptures in both bronze and silver, initially using his original woodcarvings as the master copy. Ian's first exhibition in an art gallery was in London’s Mayfair, he then began exhibiting his realistic woodcarvings and bronze sculpture widely throughout the UK. During 1990 the Museum Service also toured a large collection of Ian’s sculptures as a 'one man' exhibition to various museums in parts of England.

For over a decade now as Ian has been working mostly to commission and has therefore been unable to concentrate on assembling a collection of his work to exhibit in art galleries. However during the past twenty years and working alongside his commissions, Ian has now managed to put together a rather unique collection of wood carvings and bronze sculpture and given a suitable venue is once again looking forward to exhibiting his work in art galleries in the future.

Although Ian has not exhibited in art galleries for well over a decade, he has on occasions exhibited examples of his work in the somewhat more formal surroundings of Museums; The Queens Room on-board the Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2; Burlington House; Home of the Royal Academy of Arts and also within the historic Royal setting of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.

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In 1989 Ian was officially appointed the 'Sculptor to the Most Noble Order of the Garter and Most Honourable Order of the Bath' and since then spends on average four months of each year working exclusively on a wide variety of woodcarvings and bronze sculpture for the British Royal Household.

By the summer of 2010 Ian has received 104 commissions from the Royal Household with many of these sculptures now placed in Windsor Castle. As well as commissions for the British Royal Family, there have also been a variety of unique commissions for other Royal Families including HM King Juan Carlos of Spain, HM King Harald of Norway, HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan.

The wide variety of sculptures Ian G Brennan has received from the Royal Household during the past twenty two years can be well illustrated when on St George’s Day in 2008 he was commissioned to create sculptures of a black Labrador, Mute Swan and the Royal Crest and Sword for HRH Prince William of Wales, Ian was also informed by HM The Queen at Windsor Castle that HRH Prince William would become the 1000 Knight of the Garter since 1438.

Two of Ian's other commissions for the Royal Family were a pair of similar sculptures created for HM The Queen's two sons, HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex and HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York when they were appointed Royal Knights of the Garter. Both of these sculptures were delivered to Windsor during 2007.

A white and gilded bronze Royal Unicorn sculpture in St George's Chapel Windsor Castle along with a similar version finished with the traditional bronze patina

Bronze

For further information about Ian's work, or details about commissioning an original sculpture in a variety of materials including wood, marble/resin and bronze.

please contact Ian G Brennan at :-

ian@iangb.com

Bas-relief carving for St Mary's Church, Warsash, Hampshire.

( 7 feet high X 10 feet wide )

HMS Victory HMS Victory Carving

HMS Victory restoration; Ian's carved replacement starboard side entrance port - HMS Victory model ; carved entirely from original oak from HMS Victory.

Nelson's Flagships history and restoration - Carved in full sail from original HMS Victory oak

The Queen Victoria Crest and modern Cunard Logo commissioned for the Grand Lobby of the new Cunard Liner the Queen Victoria

40 inches wide x 35 inches high -- 40 inches x 58 inches high

For further details and stage photographs showing how both Cunard bas relief sculptures were produced; please click appropriate photographs.

Carved, painted and gilded lime wood Arms

The plaster 'master copy' for a bronze or marble/resin Crucifix

The life size 'Osprey catching a Pike' original wood carving 'master copy' alongside the bronze limited edition

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These web pages also show how some of the British artist Ian G Brennan's original wildlife woodcarvings, realistic bronze sculptures, coats of arms and crests are produced using stage photographs. A selection of these wood carvings are also shown being carved directly from the tree to the completed polished or painted wood sculpture; how a flexible rubber mould can be made which will enable a wood carving to be accurately reproduce in wax and then cast in Bronze.

Shown below are just a small sample of the many diverse woodcarving and bronze sculpture by Ian G Brennan that can be found within these web pages

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Selected Commissions

Stages of a Sculpture

Wildlife Sculptures

ContemporarySculptor.com

Suzanne Cavill

Shown below are various other web pages which illustrate with stage photo's not only how Ian produces some of his realistic woodcarvings, coats of arms and crests, but also outlines the mould making process which will enable replica's of some of the artists original sculptures to then be cast in bronze or silver.

photographed in stages from the tree to the completed sculpture :

Stages of carving a Bald Eagle

Stages of The HMS Victory Sculpture Stages of a Relief Carving Stages of creating a Bronze

Stages of creating a Mould Stages of creating a Crest Creating a Sculpture

These photographs taken at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle are used with the kind permission of The Deans and Canons of Windsor, permission for further use of these images must be sought from the Chapter Office, The Cloisters, Windsor Castle.

These photographs taken at Henry V11 Chapel Westminster Abbey are used with kind permission of The Dean and Chapter of Westminster, permission for further use of these images must be sought from the Chapter Office, Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean's Yard. London.

For further information about Ian G Brennan's work for 'The Most Noble Order of the Garter and The Most Honourable Order of the Bath'

please click this link to :-

www.heraldicsculptor.com

Carved Coat of Arms - lime wood

30 inches high x 26 inches wide

These images are a small sample of the photo collection displayed within the WebPages's of Heraldicsculptor.com

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The Order of The Garter

Heraldry

The Order of the Bath

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