Gregory Percival

I have been dedicated to the field of art and design for over 30 years. Self taught, i worked as an airbrush artist and illustrator on book and magazine covers. In 1995 i started on more hands-on art forms which have become the tactile fluid and kinetic sculpture we see today. Since 2006, i have given my time fully to sculpture.
My father was a serving Royal Navy Officer and i was born in Haslar Royal Naval Hospital then the family moved to Malaysia. On return from Malaysia the family moved to Chichester, West Sussex when i was 6 and have lived in the area ever since.
My pieces are all original and the result of many months of work. They are created using clays, specialist woods and resins to find the desired fluidity and form. I then take moulds from these sculptures, produce waxes and send them to the foundry which uses the lost wax method to cast them in bronze. I hand finish the rough castings and patinate all the work myself, even cutting and dressing the stone. Every edition is hand made, signed and finished by myself making each one individual. Many of my sculptures editions are now almost sold out.
“I wanted to create sculpture which employed the static clarity of a model with the excitement of a kinetic sculpture. Using bronze and glass-clear resins, my art has to purvey movement and energy to be complete.”
I have married these two media in recognisable and fluid sculpture. The movement in the bronze and the hand finished resin is a signature of my work and is recognised internationally as a Percival.
I am an associate of the Guild of Aviation Artists. In my first annual Guild Exhibition at The Mall Galleries i won two awards for one of his sculptures. Whilst exhibiting in Carnaby Street, i was interviewed on Sky television about my work.
My work is exhibited and sold regularly: Bonhams Le Grand Palais Paris, The Mall Galleries London, The RAF Club Piccadilly London, Bonhams Goodwood Revival, Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed. Various editions with noted customers in New York, Monaco, London, Geneva, Paris, Wellington (NZ); etc. The Duke of Richmond is a great admirer of my work. Many editions of my work are owned by the family of Sir Alan Smith, who was Douglas Baderʼs wingman and features in my 'Tally-Ho' sculpture.
I am inspired by other artists such as Phillip Jackson, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Henry Moore, Anna Golubkina, David Hockney and JMW Turner.
I am very honoured to have recently been accepted as a Member of the Guild of Motoring Artists.