Johnny J Sunter North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
I'm an emerging artist working mainly in marble and limestone. I also use collage, assemblage, plywood, print. I work from my studio in North Yorkshire. If you're interested in learning more about my work please contact me at Johnnysunter@outlook.com or via instagram Johnnyjsunter
I’m a multidisciplinary artist working in stone, steel, collage, found objects and occasionally intaglio and relief printing.
In my sculptural practice I'm interested in stories, gods and monsters, and everything in-between. My sculptures are, boisterous, full of mischief, dragged kicking and screaming from my imagination. There’s a story lurking behind each work
I first capture them on paper, then release them in stone, sometimes utilising other materials. I'm interested in the form, hidden in the block, not in the beauty of the stone itself. Occasionally I include steel, colour and other materials to convey elements where appropriate.
Drawings and models are important but are means to an end, the realisation of the piece really happens towards the end of the journey; it evolves during the process. I never replicate an idea from a model or drawing directly.
My assemblages and collage are a departure from my sculpture in many ways. Themes involve political, ecological socio-economic discourse and of course myths and legends
I always make by hand, I cut out, glue, paint and reassemble. The finished works are never digital, or AI generated. I enjoy the physical process of finding, selecting, discarding and combining images and materials from many sources. I prefer to handle the physical, as with my sculpture.
I’m new to exhibiting and still in the early stages of building a body of work.
I studied Spatial Design at Leeds School of Art, then, many years later stone carving at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where, I've recently started passing on my skills as a technician/tutor, a joyful full-circle moment.
Artwork
Tormented Migrations, Mixed Media Assemblage, 2025
Black Queen, Kilkenny Limestone, 2023, £800
Icarus, Carrara Marble - white, 2023, £1,250 (*£1550 with base)
Dancing White Bull – Zeus about to abduct Europa, Carrara Marble - white, 2022, £1800
Kronos, Carrara Marble - white, 2021, £4400
Minotaurs Head on a Block, Carrara Marble - white, 2021, £4750
The Torment of Polyphemus , Ancaster Limestone, Brass and Acrylic, 2025, See detailed description
Sebastian before his wounds, Carrara Marble - white, 2021, £2000
The Aeronaut, Ancaster Limestone, 2017, £475
Head of a Beast, Ancaster Weatherbed Limestone, 2023, £350
After Ronchamp - A Bird, Tadcaster Limestone, 2024, £375
Wide Eyed Beastie , Ancaster Limestone, 2024, £425
Conjoined Beast, Ancaster Limestone, 2025, £800
Projects and exhibitions
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Exhibtion/Gallery Submissions01/11/2023 — 21/11/2024 |
Coles Gallery, Leeds | Details |
Art Show11/07/2023 — 14/07/2023 |
Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate | Details |
Art Show11/07/2023 — 14/07/2023 |
Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate | Details |
Sculpture Trail/Show01/06/2023 — 01/11/2023 |
Newby Hall, Ripon | Details |
Onform2209/06/2022 |
Asthall Manor, Burford | Details |
Co-operative Founder/Member21/04/2022 — 03/09/2023 |
Sculpture Gallery, Yorkshire | Details |