{"title":"James Parker","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSCULPTURE | WATER, LIGHT \u0026amp; FORM | ELEMENTAL PRESENCE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Parker is a British sculptor creating works that explore the relationship between material, landscape and natural movement. Working across slate, bronze, glass and stainless steel, he creates pieces shaped by balance, proportion, reflection and the quiet presence of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis practice is rooted in a deep understanding of material. Slate brings geological weight and layered texture; bronze offers permanence and warmth; stainless steel reflects its surroundings; glass and water introduce light, movement and changing perspective. Across each medium, James is concerned with how sculpture sits within a place, not just as an object, but as part of the environment around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis forms are often defined by soft curves, clean openings and a strong sense of flow. Light moves across polished surfaces, water alters the reading of a piece, and viewpoint changes how the sculpture is experienced. Whether placed in a garden, architectural setting or open landscape, the work feels grounded, calm and carefully resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames’s wider practice includes private commissions, commercial projects and public or landscape-based works, with his website referencing bespoke, commercial, delivery and installation routes. His Sheltered Existence sculpture was commissioned for the National Trust for Scotland’s Inverewe Gardens, showing how his work can operate within nationally significant landscapes as well as private settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Parker’s sculpture is defined by balance, restraint and atmosphere. Each piece is built to interact with light, landscape and time - quiet, tactile works that feel as though they belong to the place they occupy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"296\" width=\"589\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/7519\/4699\/files\/Bio_dual_image.png?v=1780856001\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eArtist Terms of Sale: This artist sets their own Terms \u0026amp; Conditions, which apply to any purchase. You can view their site below. If no terms are published there, Artisan Collective’s Fallback Terms will be used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesparkersculpture.com\/\" title=\"James Parker Sculpture\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.jamesparkersculpture.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"apple-90cm-bronze-limited-edition","title":"APPLE - 90cm (Bronze Limited Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eApple is one of James Parker’s most recognisable sculptural forms. Familiar and immediately understood, it carries associations with knowledge, discovery, temptation and memory, while remaining simple, balanced and quietly powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Parker, the form is rooted in childhood memories of climbing apple trees and collecting fruit. He shapes each piece by hand, aiming for a softly heart-shaped apple with generous proportions, gentle transitions and a resolved, timeless presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bronze Apple begins as a clay original, allowing the form to be worked intuitively before a plaster negative and hard plaster positive are created. The surface is then refined with precision to achieve a smooth, almost glass-like finish before being moulded and cast in bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmaller Apples are produced using the lost-wax process, while larger works are sand cast to preserve the accuracy of the form at scale. Each sculpture is hand-patinated, with finishes ranging from blue-green to Verdigris tones, giving every piece its own depth and character.\u003cbr\u003eAvailable from intimate hand-held pieces to monumental outdoor works, Apple is suited to interiors, gardens and landscape settings. Each sculpture is signed, dated, individually numbered and supplied with a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApple has also been realised in mirror-polished stainless steel and stacked slate, with each material bringing a different quality to the same underlying form - from reflective surface and light to layered geological texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bronze with Patination\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 90 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 available \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOTHER SIZES AVAILABLE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 9 cm, Edition: 195 - available now = £1,500\u003cbr\u003eSize: 29 cm, Edition: 25 - available now = £5,150\u003cbr\u003eSize: 58 cm, Edition: 10 - 1 artist proof remaining = £17,880\u003cbr\u003eSize: 90 cm, Edition: 10 - available now = £30,000\u003cbr\u003eSize: 120 cm, Edition: tbc (16-week lead time) = £55,750\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll prices quoted include VAT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Parker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57529948897611,"sku":null,"price":30000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/7519\/4699\/files\/james-parker-limited-edition-bronze-apple-gallery-bluish-green-patina.jpg?v=1780863879"},{"product_id":"apple-150cm-mirror-polished-stainless-steel","title":"APPLE - 150cm (Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn mirror-polished stainless steel, James Parker’s Apple becomes both sculptural form and reflective surface. Familiar and immediately recognisable, the work carries a calm, resolved presence while absorbing and re-presenting the world around it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated through a cold-forming process, each Apple is shaped with precision and restraint. The polished surface captures sky, foliage, architecture and movement, allowing the sculpture to change constantly with its setting, light and weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutdoors, the work sits confidently within gardens, terraces and architectural landscapes, creating a striking focal point among planting, stone, water and open space. Indoors, the same reflective quality becomes more intimate, drawing furniture, artworks and architectural details into the curved form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apple itself carries deep symbolic associations, from knowledge and discovery to curiosity, desire and cultural memory. 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Suspended between concealment and release, the form carries a quiet sense of growth, transformation and unfolding energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by nature’s instinctive balance, Bud is shaped around smooth, swelling curves that feel both protective and full of possibility. Parker reduces the form to its essential elements, removing anything unnecessary so the sculpture feels calm, assured and resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable from intimate hand-held editions to monumental outdoor works, Bud carries a different presence at each scale. 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