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Denise
and Peter Griffin have been professional Sculptors since leaving Art School in
1987 and have worked continually on private and public sculpture commissions in
the UK, USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, India & Nepal.
Much
of their sculpture is steeped in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhist iconography
and after training with Tibetan master statue-makers in India and Nepal they spent
over 10 years creating statues in temples and monasteries throughout Asia.
In
1997 Denise and Peter were commissioned by the Maitreya Project to create the
prototype for a 500ft / 152m high bronze statue which is soon to begin construction
in India. Once their original life-size statue is scaled-up the final bronze statue
will stand at a height equivalent to that of a 50-storey building and will be
the tallest sculpture in the world when it is completed in 2009.
Currently
Peter is working on a prestigious commission for a large Buddhist Center in London.
This will consist of twelve narrative relief panels carved in Portland stone,
which depict the life story of the Buddha.
Denise and Peter moved back
to the UK in 1999 and have established a studio close to the limestone quarries
of Portland from where they continue to work by commission.
For more information
on these artists visit their website at: http://www.griffin-studios.co.uk
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