Artist: Robert Bradford
Bradford creates life size and larger than life sculptures of humans and animals from discarded and recycled plastic items, mainly toys but also everyday objects such as combs, buttons and clothes pegs.“Toys ARE a colourful version of everyday life including fantasy life, love life, work life, even spiritual life, so pretty much everything can be mentioned/ referred to/ communicated about using them. New fads and fancies come and go – a whole cultural and anti-cultural history exists within them, waiting to be explored/ exploited. It took me three years of false starts to find the most flexible construction method and another year to start doing it well so it has been no ‘instant fix’.” Bradford's sculptures have been placed in many public collections and some are permanent outdoor features. Bradford's work is well collected and most recently has been placed in the Ripleys Museum, USA.
