Lot 128: Ian Woodard, Born 1981 Cere III Bronze Signed and

Ian Woodard, Born 1981 Cere III Bronze Signed and numbered 1/5 188cm.; 74ins high Ian graduated from Brighton University 2003, where he studied music and visual art. In 2002, Ian lived in New York State studying welding, metal fabrication, sonic art and digital media. He went on to graduate with a BA (hons) and won the Burt Brilland Cardens prize for outstanding artistic achievement. Over the last four years Ian Woodard has developed a supreme conviction in his style of work, working from his studio in Petworth, West Sussex. Currently using a wide range of mediums the central themes to Ian's work are still maintained, with distinct influences from Alberto Giacometti and likewise, Lynn Chadwick. Throughout 2006 Ian was Artist in Residence at Treloar's College, a Beacon status specialist college for disabled students, based in the outskirts of Alton, Hampshire. The gardens of Treloar's College provide a stunning backdrop for one of Ian's large-scale carved wooden sculptures.