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CARTOONIST & SCULPTOR
Bryn Parry CBE
Bryn Parry’s quintessentially English cartoons adorn countless country houses, shooting lodges and fishing bothies across the country, as well as mugs, Christmas cards and Aga-based tea towels. His cartoons have been a regular feature in ‘The Field’ and ‘Country Life’ for decades, and have been immortalised in fourteen books celebrating country life including ‘101 Shooting Excuses’. Not surprisingly, Bryn has joined the ranks of the great British cartoonists in the National Cartoon Museum in London, and now shares wall space with Hogarth, Rowlandson, Pont, Spy and Thelwell.
However very few of his devotees know that in the last fifteen years of his life, Bryn turned his attention to sculpture. Starting with portraits and studies, Bryn inevitably soon turned his hand to sculpting cartoon animals, producing just fourteen rare examples, all cast in bronze at the Talos Art Foundry.
The Talos Gallery was enormously proud to show five of these rare pieces as part of the 2024 Summer Exhibition – backed up by a unique selection of original cartoons straight from the artist’s studio, some of which had never been seen before.
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Right: Bryn Parry's The Veteran
Planning your visit
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If that's a guided tour, meeting the artist, seeing the foundry of being left to enjoy at your own pace.
Enjoy the gallery and gardens at your leisure, we are here for questions or to respect your space.
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FEATURED ARTIST
Richard Atkinson - Willes
"We often need visualisation to make something that does not exist as an entity 'real' for us. Much like the 'metaverse' an ever growing presence that can have so much influence over our lives whether we like it to or not. To create as a visual 'thing' is to create a shared visual, to talk about and find less out of our control. "
FEATURED ARTIST
Judy Boyt
Artist Judy Boyt is giving her fantastic sculpture ‘Up to the Line’ a special new look to welcome you in to our Summer Exhibition.
Inspired by the majestic bronze horses of St Marco in Venice, Judy is painstakingly applying eleven square metres of gold leaf to transform her rearing stallion into a dazzling mythical beast!
TALOS CELEBRATED CERAMICS
As part of our Summer Exhibition 2024 we brought you Talos Ceramic Celebration, focusing on three outstanding makers, each bringing their own unique interpretation to the medium.
ELAINE PETO uses grogged stoneware clay slabs to create wonderfully characterful animal studies. Her work may appear whimsical, but hides meticulous research into the anatomy of her subjects and breathtaking technical skill.
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JO TAYLOR'S work (which includes Heatwave, shown left) revives the extravagant aesthetic of the Rococo period. Her vessels are artistic invention at its most exuberant and borrow historic and architectural motifs to create completely contemporary objects.
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JENNIE GILBERT specialises in traditional stoneware tableware, which follows a number of separate traditions: her domestic range has a French provincial character, while her signature Mishima range has roots in Japan and Korea.
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HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II
We were very proud that a life-size bronze sculpture of the late Queen Elizabeth II riding her favourite horse, Burmese, arrived to Talos as part of our Summer Exhibition. A unique opportunity to get up close to this majestic statue.
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The sculpture, cast in bronze at our Talos Art Foundry in Hampshire, is the second edition by sculptor Caroline Wallace. Commissioned to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee the original stands outside the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
Foundry and Gallery owner Richard Atkinson-Willes oversaw production and installation of the first edition at Sandhurst, where the sculpture was unveiled by Prince Edward.
The statue depicts The Queen mounted on her favourite charger, Burmese and is modelled on Her Majesty at Trooping the Colour in 1984. The mare Burmese was given to The Queen by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1969 and was ridden by her at Trooping the Colour for 18 consecutive years.
TALOS FOUNDRY
Talos Gallery is only one part of our story. Richard established Talos Art Foundry in Andover, Hampshire, in 1998 for professional and amateur artists to cast, restore and repair bronze and silver sculptures. With over seventy established sculptors coming to Talos Foundry it has gained a reputation for specialising in casting and patination and the Foundry's work is featured in public locations and private homes all over the globe.
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See Judy Boyt's 'Golden Miller' and Phillip Blacker's 'Best Mate' at Cheltenham Festival.
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Pictured here Caroline Wallace's 'Burmese' commission for Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee and now at Sandhurst Millitary Academy.
TALOS GOES TO THE RACES
The racing season is well and truly back in business and we have been busy looking after some of the world's top thoroughbreds. From Golden Miller to Red Rum, Cheltenham to Newmarket there are many bronzes capturing landmark moments in racing history.
Whether a full restoration or annual clean and refresh it is an honour for our Talos Team to ensure these sculptures are looking their best.
RED RUM (pictured left with Talos Gallery & Foundry owner Richard Atkinson-Willes)
Fully restored Philip Blacker's Red Rum is resplendent at home in Aintree.
A legendary horse, it has been 51 years since Red Rum’s first National win in 1973, with 2 more Grand National wins jn 1974 and 1977 and placing second in ‘75 and ‘76 - an achievement never matched in the world’s most challenging race.
Maybe something you didn’t know but the sculptor of this magnificent piece, Philip Blacker, came third behind Red Rum riding Spanish Steps in 1973. He crafted this immortal sculpture of the racehorse in 1987 and it has stood at the site of Red Rum’s many triumphs ever since.
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Talos Gallery is thrilled to have two of Philip Blacker’s recent bronzes in the garden for this year’s Summer Exhibition which opens from 25 May until 21 July 2024.
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OWNER & RESIDENT ARTIST
The fusion of art and nature...
So much sculpture finds its final home in a garden it seems almost like its natural habitat; whether it’s a small piece acting as a feature amongst planting, or a huge statement creating a grand vista in parkland, sculpture has been placed in landscapes small and large for millennia.
All the senses are indulged in our gardens, planned and curated throughout the year to be on point for our Summer Exhibition.
Particularly pleased with the colour of our lupins and aromatic roses which were captured brilliantly in our Gallery Garden series of paintings commissioned from artist Valérie Pirlot.
MEET THE ARTIST
"At first glance my compositions may appear to be painted, however there is no paint involved. More than representative art, there is soul and an amplified sense of experience to be enjoyed."
