Nigel Ross
Nigel Ross
Merula, 2023
Charred sycamore
90 x 225 x 45 cm
35 ⅖ x 88 ½ x 18 in.
Trees and wood are a central theme within Nigel Ross’ life. Indeed, his art practice emerged from an early career working in forestry on Isle of Arran in Scotland, and by the mid-nineties Ross was working fulltime as a sculptor and maker. Based in Perthshire in Scotland, Ross carves abstract sculpture and seating from entire trunks of fallen wood, creating continuous shapes and forms – the rhythms and energy of nature being a constant inspiration.
Ross first exhibited with New Art Centre in 2004 and again in 2007. Since then, his sculptural seating has become a permanent feature within the Sculpture Park. His works have been placed in private and public collections in the UK and the United States, including Canary Wharf (2004), Flow Gallery (2004) and the Woodland Trust.
Ross often works to commission, fabricating bespoke sculpture, seating and architectural interventions for both public and private spaces, nationally and internationally.
Nigel Ross
Pictish Oak, 2021
Oak
63 x 390 x 48 cm
24 3/4 x 153 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.
Nigel Ross
Lunan Contour, 2021
Oak
80 x 401 x 71 cm
31 1/2 x 157 7/8 x 28 in.
Foreground to background: Castagna, 2021, Pictish Oak, 2021, Lunan Contour, 2021
Nigel Ross
Bruach Oak, 2024
Oak
88 x 160 x 88 cm
34 ⅗ x 63 x 34 ⅗ in.
Nigel Ross
Circular, 2022
Sycamore
65 x 160 cm
25½ x 63 in.
Nigel Ross
Kuro, 2019
Charred Oak
45.1 x 109.9 x 37.5 cm
17 3/4 x 43 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.