Sculpture ~ David Parfitt

David Parfitt is a visual artist specialising in site-specific sculpture and public art projects.

Based in Sussex, David's activities include the design, production and project management of a range of forms unlimited by materials. Emphasising the social and collaborative aspects of contemporary visual arts practise, he acts as consultant, lead artist or initiator on a wide variety of projects with clients such as; multi-national corporations, local authorities, community groups and individuals.

Crawley 60th aniversary sculpture.

The 60th Anniversary of Crawley sculpture.
A collaborative project with Jane Sybilla Fordham.
A group of nine carved glacial granite boulders, each inscribed with elements taken from the massive collection of crawley residents that was made for the sculpture, to celebrate the anniversary and to mark the particular point in the towns history.

Crawley 60th aniversary stone.

A memorial event to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of The Town of Crawley.
A collaborative project with Jane Sybilla Fordham.
Originaly conceived as the centrepeice for the anniversary celebrations and Royal visit, the two tonne granite and mosaic sculpture was temporarily sited in order that the Queen and Prince Philip could begin the massive collection of local signatures that would be used to complete the work.

Flow: the Sculpture

The sculpture Element of 'Flow'. A 3 part project, comprising of; a chaotic sculpture located above a canal, underwater lighting installation in a weir, and lighting effects for four submerged ventilation apertures.
Constructed from stainless steel the flexible structure is approximately 40 metres long and is supended above a canal.

Public Art

Flow: ventilation shafts

The Vent shaft Element of 'Flow'. A 3 part sculpture, comprising of; lighting effects for four submerged ventilation apertures, underwater lighting installation in a weir, and a chaotic sculpture located above the canal.
The solid forms in the canal provide ventilation for a car park below, The Basalt masses have been visually lightened by the glowing fibre-optic designs below water-level.

Public Art

Flow: the weir

Detail of the weir Element of 'Flow'. A 3 part sculpture, comprising of; underwater lighting installation in a weir, lighting effects for four submerged ventilation apertures, and a chaotic sculpture located above the canal.
The waters of the weir are illuminated at night by fibre optic tails, that trace a design in the shallows and spill into the cascade as seperate minute points of bright light.