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Philip Hearsey

Philip Hearsey

United Kingdom • 1946 • 129 followers
Featured in: Emerging artists

Renowned British sculptor specializing in bronze sculptures, celebrating raw beauty and imperfections through sand casting.

Nationality

British

Categories

Sculptors

Artistic movements

Naturalist Sculpture

Themes

Abstract, Geometric, Minimalism

Biography

Philip Hearsey, born in 1946, is a renowned British sculptor living and working in Longtown, Herefordshire, UK. Hearsey received formal training at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, where he developed the foundations of his art. Before devoting himself fully to sculpture, he spent many years in the field of architecture and construction, which influenced his perception of forms and materials.

Hearsey specializes in sand casting, an ancient and direct method of creating bronze sculptures. Unlike the lost-wax technique widely used in art foundries, sand casting imposes simplicity of form and method. This process celebrates the raw, noble quality of bronze, creating solid, visually fascinating and often tactile works. Hearsey embraces the unique flaws and imperfections of each sculpture, seeing them as elements that add to their beauty and individuality.

Philip Hearsey prefers to keep the thought process behind each work private, leaving room for the viewer's personal interpretation. The titles of his sculptures are deliberately ambiguous, inviting each viewer to create their own understanding and connection with the work. Themes of erosion, nature and time play a crucial role in his work, reflecting his appreciation of natural processes and their impact on materials.

Hearsey uses a variety of methods to color and patinate its bronze sculptures. The most common method is to oxidize or patinate the bronze, using controlled chemical reactions to achieve varied and unique color effects. In addition to patinas, he sometimes applies transparent acrylic washes, oil washes or colored waxes to enrich the finish of his works. The combination of patinas and paints allows for a wider range of colors and a more vivid finish. All his colorations are protected by a marine-grade lacquer and/or wax, ensuring their durability and brilliance.

Philip Hearsey has exhibited his work throughout Britain, gaining recognition for his distinctive approach and technical expertise. Each sculpture is uniquely signed and numbered, underlining the individuality and originality of his work.

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Sculpture, Beach Song 29, Philip Hearsey

Beach Song 29

Sculpture . 22 x 25 x 10 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch

$2,154

Sculpture, Fragment II, Philip Hearsey

Fragment II

Sculpture . 28.5 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture . 11.2 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch

$2,092

Sculpture, Beach Song 31, Philip Hearsey

Beach Song 31

Sculpture . 22 x 18 x 7 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 7.1 x 2.8 inch

$2,154

Sculpture, Fragment I, Philip Hearsey

Fragment I

Sculpture . 28.5 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture . 11.2 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$2,092

Design, No Need, Philip Hearsey

No Need

Design . 16 x 30 x 18 cm Design . 6.3 x 11.8 x 7.1 inch

$1,615

Sculpture, Beach Song 35, Philip Hearsey

Beach Song 35

Sculpture . 37 x 15 x 11.05 cm Sculpture . 14.6 x 5.9 x 4.4 inch

$2,154

Sculpture, Beach song XVIII, Philip Hearsey

Beach song XVIII

Sculpture . 27 x 18 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.6 x 7.1 x 3.5 inch

$2,092

Design, Dulas Bowl I, Philip Hearsey

Dulas Bowl I

Design . 9.5 x 47.5 x 25 cm Design . 3.7 x 18.7 x 9.8 inch

$3,417

Sculpture, Lamorna to Rock, Philip Hearsey

Lamorna to Rock

Sculpture . 31 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch

$2,092

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Design, Darren Sunday, Philip Hearsey

Darren Sunday

Design . 9 x 27 x 24 cm Design . 3.5 x 10.6 x 9.4 inch

$1,821

Sculpture, Gathering, Philip Hearsey

Gathering

Sculpture . 16 x 27 x 19 cm Sculpture . 6.3 x 10.6 x 7.5 inch

$2,991

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Sculpture, Shelter I, Philip Hearsey

Shelter I

Sculpture . 37 x 32 x 27 cm Sculpture . 14.6 x 12.6 x 10.6 inch

$5,230

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Sculpture, All the Rivers, Philip Hearsey

All the Rivers

Sculpture . 40 x 15 x 9.5 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 5.9 x 3.7 inch

$2,034

Sculpture, Instinct, Philip Hearsey

Instinct

Sculpture . 37.05 x 32 x 10 cm Sculpture . 14.6 x 12.6 x 3.9 inch

$4,487

Sculpture, Anphalos III, Philip Hearsey

Anphalos III

Sculpture . 49.5 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture . 19.5 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch

$4,068

Sculpture, Ancient Witness, Philip Hearsey

Ancient Witness

Sculpture . 52 x 16 x 9 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 6.3 x 3.5 inch

$4,068

Sculpture, Trilogy A, Philip Hearsey

Trilogy A

Sculpture . 31 x 23 x 17 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 9.1 x 6.7 inch

$2,441

Sculpture, That Time Again, Philip Hearsey

That Time Again

Sculpture . 45 x 21.5 x 8.5 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 8.5 x 3.3 inch

$2,190

Sculpture, Let's Go II, Philip Hearsey

Let's Go II

Sculpture . 42 x 36 x 10 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 14.2 x 3.9 inch

$2,441

Sculpture, Let's Go I, Philip Hearsey

Let's Go I

Sculpture . 35 x 26 x 9.5 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 10.2 x 3.7 inch

$2,441

Sculpture, Porthgwarra Invention, Philip Hearsey

Porthgwarra Invention

Sculpture . 25 x 25 x 7 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.8 inch

$2,092

Sculpture, Sharing, Philip Hearsey

Sharing

Sculpture . 31 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 13 x 3.9 inch

$2,441

Sculpture, Second Chance, Philip Hearsey

Second Chance

Sculpture . 55 x 36 x 16 cm Sculpture . 21.7 x 14.2 x 6.3 inch

$2,754

Sculpture, Transformation, Philip Hearsey

Transformation

Sculpture . 24 x 29 x 6 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 11.4 x 2.4 inch

$2,092

Sculpture, Nightfall III, Philip Hearsey

Nightfall III

Sculpture . 33 x 26.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture . 13 x 10.4 x 7.3 inch

$2,092

Sculpture, Fronts, Philip Hearsey

Fronts

Sculpture . 58 x 28 x 15 cm Sculpture . 22.8 x 11 x 5.9 inch

$2,991

Sculpture, Ceremony, Philip Hearsey

Ceremony

Sculpture . 57.5 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture . 22.6 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch

$2,991

Sculpture, Pulse, Philip Hearsey

Pulse

Sculpture . 39 x 82 x 12 cm Sculpture . 15.4 x 32.3 x 4.7 inch

$4,487

Design, Let's Go VI, Philip Hearsey

Let's Go VI

Design . 43.5 x 27 x 12.5 cm Design . 17.1 x 10.6 x 4.9 inch

$3,611

Sculpture, Marking Time III, Philip Hearsey

Marking Time III

Sculpture . 56 x 35 x 10 cm Sculpture . 22 x 13.8 x 3.9 inch

$3,835

Sculpture, Feast & Famine 1/7, Philip Hearsey

Feast & Famine 1/7

Sculpture . 45 x 25 x 9 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 9.8 x 3.5 inch

$3,138

Sculpture, Open Curl, Philip Hearsey

Open Curl

Sculpture . 14 x 41 x 18 cm Sculpture . 5.5 x 16.1 x 7.1 inch

$4,149

Sculpture, Hartland Tide II B, Philip Hearsey

Hartland Tide II B

Sculpture . 64 x 23 x 14 cm Sculpture . 25.2 x 9.1 x 5.5 inch

$2,991

Sculpture, Strada III, Philip Hearsey

Strada III

Sculpture . 55 x 18 x 9 cm Sculpture . 21.7 x 7.1 x 3.5 inch

$3,487

Sculpture, Smiling Sky, Philip Hearsey

Smiling Sky

Sculpture . 57 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture . 22.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$3,487

Sculpture, Onset, Philip Hearsey

Onset

Sculpture . 64 x 26 x 12 cm Sculpture . 25.2 x 10.2 x 4.7 inch

$4,149

Sculpture, Skyfire II, Philip Hearsey

Skyfire II

Sculpture . 69 x 35 x 11 cm Sculpture . 27.2 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch

$5,230

Sculpture, Forties, Philip Hearsey

Forties

Sculpture . 64 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm Sculpture . 25.2 x 9.3 x 9.3 inch

$2,656

Sculpture, Surge II, Philip Hearsey

Surge II

Sculpture . 25 x 43 x 18 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 16.9 x 7.1 inch

$4,864

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Sculpture, Turnout, Philip Hearsey

Turnout

Sculpture . 10 x 31 x 18 cm Sculpture . 3.9 x 12.2 x 7.1 inch

$1,376

Sculpture, The Difference, Philip Hearsey

The Difference

Sculpture . 30 x 22 x 13 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 8.7 x 5.1 inch

$2,513

Sculpture, Year by Year, Philip Hearsey

Year by Year

Sculpture . 43 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture . 16.9 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

$3,769

Sculpture, Autumn Equinox, Philip Hearsey

Autumn Equinox

Sculpture . 17 x 65 x 7 cm Sculpture . 6.7 x 25.6 x 2.8 inch

$3,392

Design, A Long Way III, Philip Hearsey

A Long Way III

Design . 37 x 17.5 x 4.5 cm Design . 14.6 x 6.9 x 1.8 inch

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Design, Viking, Philip Hearsey

Viking

Design . 85 x 27.5 x 27.5 cm Design . 33.5 x 10.8 x 10.8 inch

Sold

Sculpture, Acanto VIII, Philip Hearsey

Acanto VIII

Sculpture . 53 x 29 x 14 cm Sculpture . 20.9 x 11.4 x 5.5 inch

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Sculpture, Don't think twice, Philip Hearsey

Don't think twice

Sculpture . 34 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

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Sculpture, Drift [C], Philip Hearsey

Drift [C]

Sculpture . 35.5 x 13 x 9.5 cm Sculpture . 14 x 5.1 x 3.7 inch

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Sculpture, Hard Winter, Philip Hearsey

Hard Winter

Sculpture . 26 x 55 x 6 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 21.7 x 2.4 inch

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Sculpture, Burst II, Philip Hearsey

Burst II

Sculpture . 48.5 x 39 x 11 cm Sculpture . 19.1 x 15.4 x 4.3 inch

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Sculpture, The Greeting, Philip Hearsey

The Greeting

Sculpture . 44 x 34 x 34 cm Sculpture . 17.3 x 13.4 x 13.4 inch

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Sculpture, Autumn Equinox, Philip Hearsey

Autumn Equinox

Sculpture . 17 x 65 x 7 cm Sculpture . 6.7 x 25.6 x 2.8 inch

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Design, Floating Segments, Philip Hearsey

Floating Segments

Design . 29.5 x 26 x 14 cm Design . 11.6 x 10.2 x 5.5 inch

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Sculpture, Second Impression, Philip Hearsey

Second Impression

Sculpture . 23 x 17 x 17 cm Sculpture . 9.1 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch

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Sculpture, The Last Line, Philip Hearsey

The Last Line

Sculpture . 14.5 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture . 5.7 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch

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Sculpture, Line in the Sky, Philip Hearsey

Line in the Sky

Sculpture . 34 x 12 x 16 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 4.7 x 6.3 inch

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Sculpture, Strada IV, Philip Hearsey

Strada IV

Sculpture . 61 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture . 24 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch

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Sculpture, Distant Peace, Philip Hearsey

Distant Peace

Sculpture . 56.5 x 21 x 13 cm Sculpture . 22.2 x 8.3 x 5.1 inch

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Sculpture, Let's Go IV, Philip Hearsey

Let's Go IV

Sculpture . 42 x 25 x 7.5 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 9.8 x 3 inch

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Sculpture, Orbit, Philip Hearsey

Orbit

Sculpture . 42 x 35 x 5 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 13.8 x 2 inch

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