Luke Perry (artist)

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Luke Perry
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Perry installing his Pit Head sculpture in Walsall Wood.
Born1983 (age 40–41) [1]
Black Country, West Midlands, England
Education University of Central England, Birmingham
Known for Sculpture
Notable workIndustrial Heritage Monuments 2007-
MovementIndustrial Art

Luke Perry (born 1983) is an English artist known for his monumental sculptures most especially those celebrating under-represented peoples and the heritage of the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the Black Country. He is the director and chief artist of his non-profit company Industrial Heritage Stronghold.

Trained at Birmingham School of Art, Margaret Street, Perry gained a first class honours with his degree piece (untitled steel manifesto) winning recognition as the only public artwork ever to be featured in the New Generation Arts Festival whilst the accompanying short film 'Poveri Fiori' went on to win awards for film in London.

After an early career in documentary film, winning a bronze medal for short film at the London International Short Film Festival, he returned to the Black Country to establish Industrial Heritage Stronghold (IHS), a not for profit organisation which was to be a vehicle for the production of large-scale public artworks. He has won numerous awards to date including the Cultural Champions Award (Presented by the Minister for Culture Ed Vaizey MP) and Birmingham City University Alumni of the year and a Black Country Masters.

He began to receive national recognition in 2010 when he was a co-presenter of the Channel 4 television series Titanic:The Mission. [2] In recent years Luke has dedicated his practice towards creating sculptures that level the playing field regarding equal representation of diverse groups in the UK and continues to work on and develop sculptures to this end such as the Lions of the Great War Monument in Smethwick, SS Journey - A Monument to Immigrants and Aethelflaed Queen of Mercia.

For Aethelflaed Queen of Mercia Luke gave a video interview on the making of Aethelflaed. [3] There is a further video of the installation. [3]

Works

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Adrian Shooter bust beside platform 1 at Marylebone station

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  2. ↑ "Luke Perry". Titanic:The Mission. Channel 4 Television. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Luke Perry, artist, on making Aethlflaed, Warrior Queen of Tamworth - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 30 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lions of the Great War". industrialheritagestronghold.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
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