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Martin Foot
Martin Gerard Foot (born Liverpool UK, 1959) is an internationally renowned English artist. He lives in Pietrasanta, Italy. He is classically trained and works with a wide variety of materials

Career
He served his apprenticeship between 1974 and 1977 as a stone mason/ carver in Liverpool. He worked on many of the public buildings in the city including St Georges Hall. He worked in Australia for three years, working with Italian carvers on large, complex and highly decorative replacements in Sydney Sandstone.

From 1980 he worked on a variety of carvings at Canterbury Cathedral, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Windsor Castle and the London Public Records Office.

He returned to Australia in1985 where he studied anatomy and life drawing under Steven Wesley Gorton at Paddington School of Art, Sydney.

Returning to England in 1988 he established the company Wheatherley & Foot in Kent where he concentrated on architectural carvings and sculpture

Danish Sports Federation
Begining in 1993, Martin completed a number of works for the Danish Sports Federation Hall of Fame.

Gunnar 'Nu' Hansen (1993) portrait bust sandstone

Niels Fredborg (1993) portrait bust, sandstone,

Leif Mortensen (1994) portrait bust, limestone

Allan Simonsen (1995) portrait bust, red sandstone

Erik Gundersen (1996) portrait bust, Portland stone

Preben Ejkjaer portrait bust, Carrara marble

Morten Frost portrait bust, Carrara marble

Morten Olsen portrait bust marble bianco

Michael Laudrup (2007) portrait bust, marble

Anja Andersen (2007) portrait bust, marble

Jesper Bank (2009) portrait bust, bronze. Unveiled by Fredrik, Crown Prince of Denmark

Peter Schmeichel (2008) portrait bust, bronze

Wilson Kipketer (2008) portrait bust, bronze

Tom Bogs portrait bust, Carrara marble

Exhibitions
Angeli e Diavoli, Joint exhibition – Verona, Italy.

Sala della Grasce, Solo exhibition - Pietrasanta, Italy.

Joint Exhibition - Carrara, Italy.

San Gimignano - Solo exhibition, Chianti Italy.

Notable Works
Narcissus, Over life size model, white Carrara marble for a private collector in Tuscany, Italy

Lisa’ Angel, White Carrara marble, Funerary piece, Glasgow.

Oval Canova panel, 80cm high for private collector in California, U.S.A.

Viking Ship, Portland stone relief panel 1.5m long

Marble inlay carving, appointed by international marble experts Henraux for project in Kuwait.

Sarcophagus with original Roman inserts, 200 x 80 x80cm white Carrara marble for private collection Italy.

Roccoco Frieze, white Carrara marble

Madonna Miraculous, marble and bronze – London cemetery

Winged Angel, life size white Carrara marble, North Italy

Figurative Jamb panels, Staruario marble, Asia House, New Cavendish St, London.Bold text

5 Elaborate chimney pieces In collaboration with Timothy Lees for Quinlan and Francis Terry Architects

San Francesco Life size, Carrara marble U.S.A.

Venere del Fiume 1.6m high, white Carrara marble, Lyon France

Carved Frieze(in situ) J.Safra building, Manhattan, New York

Carving ornament For Melluish and Davis Ltd, London

1997-1999 Replicate Roman Panel In high relief – The Ince Blundell Collection, Liverpool

Fountain group 2m high Carrara marble, Sevenoaks, Kent

Chimney piece Chandos House, London

Relocated to Italy

1996 Spirit of Liverpool Completion of the monument for the Walker Art Gallery

Mary Seacole 1m high bronze statue, private collection, Kent.