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, intaglio, and relief printing.
Sculptural work. I'm interested in Gods and monsters, and everything between, boisterous, full of mischief and energy, they're dragged kicking and screaming from my imagination. I capture 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. Used sparingly the use of steel and colour is integral to some pieces, it conveys elements that I would otherwise not be able to realise in stone itself, as can be seen in my sketches.
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 copy or replicate an idea from a model or drawing directly.
Assemblage and collage are a departure from my sculpture in many ways. Themes involve political, ecological socio-economic discourse, my collage is concerned with topical narratives. I always make by hand, I cut out and glue, the finished articles are never digital, or AI generated. I enjoy the physical process of finding, selecting, discarding and combining images from varied media 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
Conjoined Beast, Ancaster Limestone, 2025, £800
Wide Eyed Beastie , Ancaster Limestone, 2024, £425
After Ronchamp - A Bird, Tadcaster Limestone, 2024, £375
Head of a Beast, Ancaster Weatherbed Limestone, 2023, £350
The Aeronaut, Ancaster Limestone, 2017, £475
Sebastian before his wounds, Carrara Marble - white, 2021, £2000
The Torment of Polyphemus , Ancaster Limestone, Brass and Acrylic, 2025, See detailed description
Minotaurs Head on a Block, Carrara Marble - white, 2021, £4750
Kronos, Carrara Marble - white, 2021, £4400
Dancing White Bull – Zeus about to abduct Europa, Carrara Marble - white, 2022, £1800
Icarus, Carrara Marble - white, 2023, £1,250 (*£1550 with base)
Black Queen, Kilkenny Limestone, 2023, £495
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 |