The Artist
About Tim
A studio practice rooted in the slow weight of sculpture, opened outward by the quick light of digital making.
A practice that begins in the hand and travels outward.
Tim Cracknell is an artist working between two materials worlds. In the studio, he sculpts in bronze, plaster and clay — building forms slowly, by feel, until they hold a presence of their own. On the screen, he composes digital prints and composites that carry the same instinct for weight and gesture into a different register entirely.
The practice is grounded in figuration but is rarely literal. Whether a hand-modelled head in clay or a saturated digital burst, each piece is concerned with how an object holds attention — how it occupies a space, how it asks to be looked at, how it stays with the viewer after they have turned away.
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The Two Languages
One studio, two materials
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Physical — Bronze, Plaster & Clay
Sculptural work begins in the hand. Each piece is built up over weeks, often months, through patient modelling and revision. Finished works are cast in bronze, finished in plaster, or kept in their raw clay state. The aim is always presence — an object that holds its ground in the room.
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Digital — Composite Prints
Digital pieces are composed and refined on screen, then output as archival prints. They carry the same instinct for form and gesture as the sculpture, but trade weight for light, and slow time for layered repetition. Each print is editioned and signed.
Selected Exhibitions & Milestones
A working chronology
The Studio
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Studio visits are by appointment. Commissions are considered for both physical and digital work. Begin a conversation through the inquiry form.
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