James Wild
Wildlife Sculpture | Scrap Metal Alchemy | Narrative & Conservation
James Wild is a British sculptor who transforms found metal into expressive representations of wildlife - powerful, tactile sculptures that tell urgent stories about our natural world. Beginning in 2009 as a blacksmith’s apprentice in Cornwall, Wild discovered a creative calling in scrap, welding together narrative, form, and activism.
He collects discarded metal - from farmyards, scrapyards, and old vehicle parts - upcycling it into sculptures that balance raw industrial edges with the softness of natural form. Each animal sculpture becomes a conversation: between resilience and fragility, between the medium’s origin and its transformed presence.
Wild’s first solo exhibition, ONEWILD, showcased ten bronze casts of scrap-metal originals raising £11,000 for Fauna & Flora International - a demonstration not just of his craft, but of intention. His sculpture Monty the Orangutan at the Eden Project speaks directly to habitat loss and climate change - waiting for visitors to pause and engage with its message.
Represented privately across the UK, France, Italy, Barbados, and beyond, Jamie sells his work directly from studio to collector - honouring the intimate bond between maker, medium, and message. His increasingly sought-after limited-edition bronzes reflect his refusal to dilute meaning for convenience.
This is wildlife sculpture with purpose - made from scrap, made to matter, made to move you.
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