Mannequin Sculptures, Len Gifford

Tuesday 11th June 2013  

 

A great evening finding out about the involved artistic processes that are involved for the creation of shop mannequins, that you see whenever you pass through a High Street!  We were shown a short DVD from the 2011 Bucks Open Studios where Len created a life size mannequin of a gymnast in just 2 weeks, when it would normally be a 6 week process from start to finish.  Len had brought with him a full size mannequin as well as some of his head sculptures showing the range of models he has worked with through his 30 year career after he initially worked as a scructural engineer for many years designing bridges and much of Milton Keynes - quite a job change!

 

Written by Emily Pool

Photos by Peter Baker

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