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Ray Readdy
Ray Readdy was born in 1945, and was brought up in south east London; he qualified in mechanical engineering and worked until retirement as a draughtsman and later as a design engineer. Inspired by the works of the surrealists such as Magritte and De Chirico he started painting in his early twenties working in acrylic and oil. He joined a group called 'Free Painters & Sculptors' in London and exhibited in several local exhibitions. In 2001 he had a solo show in the Crypt Gallery of St Martin in the Fields, London that brought together over fifty paintings under the title of 'Journey into Abstraction'.
Since his retirement Ray has concentrated on working in sculpture where he has found a new freedom to experiment, creating works that have made good use of his engineering background. Using wood, metal, resin, plastics, fibreglass and found objects he has created over forty sculptures that all use juxtaposition to reflect contemporary issues in a clever and often amusing way. Ray has developed a unique sculpture style that is both witty and varied in scope and vision – some deal with the Western world's obsession with materialism, consumerism and greed, others make uncomfortable statements about war and the use of weaponry whilst others mock fashion and advertising trends. All give a fresh and unusual insight into political, social issues whilst exposing the often frivolous and absurd nature of the human condition.
 TROPHY50 x 24 cm Mannequin head with hat and jewellery on trophy shield £475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 LIFE CYCLE60 x 32 cm Tap, cut glass bowl, hair, stainless steel tube, replica egg on wood base £1600 |  ART LOVERHand cut wood on aluminium base £1000 |  LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT170 x 75 (incl stand) Chandelier frame, syringes, stand £4000 |  WRONG TIME, WRONG PLACE46 x 33 cm Camping stove, saucepan, model bird with nest & eggs £750 |  OBJECT OF DESIRE34 x 25 cm Replica artists shit tin, cherub stand, glass dome. £900 |  VICTORY49 x 19 cm Barbie doll legs, mannequin hand, wood base £3000 |  FLAG TABLE34 x 79 cm Wood, aluminium, BB gun pellets, table legs £1750 |  HORNY74 x 20 cm Mannequin head, cast resin horns, stainless steel, lamp base, earrings £1050 |  GOLDEN BOY53 x 34 cm Victorian metal Christ figure from a church in Belgium, gold leaf, combat figure weapons on wood and perspex £6000 SOLD |  BLONDE AMBITION137 x 35 cm Vintage Barbie dolls, small dustbin, stainless steel £1100 |  MY FIRST MORTAR BOMB48 x 47 cm Children's trolley and replica bomb £1900 |  LOVE IS THE DRUG78 x 78 cm Aluminium, wood, drug capsules on perspex £5000 SOLD |  HIGH ROLLERS32 x 60 cm High heel shoes, wood, skateboard wheels on aluminium £2700 |  SIGN OF THE TIMES79 x 72 cm Perspex, syringes, gold plated searing nuts on wood and aluminium £8000 |  END OF THE ROAD40 x 40 cm Modern resin Christ figure on decommissioned road sign on perspex £2500 |  UNDER PRESSURE47 x 30 cm Mannequin head & hand art book £1400 |  INNOCENTCage, hand grenade, model deer SOLD |  ALMOST HUMANMannequin head, arrow on perspex base £1350 |  GIVE PEACE A CHANCE45 x 45 cm Hand cut steel, Lennon & McCartney Give Peace a Chance vinyl record, wooden frame £2700 |  DILEMMA32 x 53 cm Taxidermy rook, cage, birds nest with resin eggs on wooden base £2650 |  TRUE LOVE18 x 51 cm Replica guns, aluminium, perspex £1050 |  DEAD PAN59 x 28 cm Frying pan, mannequin mask, resin, easel £1500 |  FOOT FAULT28 x 30 cm Mannequins foot (modified), perspex £375 |  TRUE COLOURS30 x 50 cm Resin, paint tins on perspex SOLD |  FETISH21 x 21 cm Mannequins foot, oil based paint on perspex SOLD |  GUNDERLABRA77 x 30 cm Replica guns, hand made aluminium candelabra £2000 |  PUNK ROCKER47 x 59 cm Cast resin skull, aluminium, perspex SOLD |  OVERDOSE45 x 45 cm Acrylic image, drug capsules on hand made wooden frame £1950 |  POURING MY HEART OUT55 x 40 cm Paint tin, resin on perspex £2000 SOLD |  PIPE OF PEACE53 x 54 cm Found peace pipe, jewellery, hand cast fibre glass smoke £1500 |  CUT THE CRAP65 x 33 cm Hacksaw, hand cut aluminium lettering, mounted on wood SOLD |  THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS36 x 26 cm Mannequin hand, dollars, jewellery on perspex £1000 |  WATCHING52 x 37 cm Mannequin hand, jewellery, fabricated steel stand on acrylic £1950 |  DRUG OF CHOICE43 x 91 cm Perspex, aluminium, drug capsules on wood £5000 SOLD |  CONTEMPLATION45 x 24 cm Hand cut frying pan and desk lamp £1350 |  UNWELCOME GUEST32 x 75 cm Vintage Barbie doll heads, small resin skull on perspex £400 |  SPOT THE DIFFERENCE50 x 50 cm 25 paint tins, perspex, aluminium (paint pots movable) £2300 with stand |  SOFT OPTION42 x 36 cm Cats mannequin hand, hammer, steel, resin on wood £1900 |  FREEDOM35 x 50 cm Hand cut aluminium £750 |  TEMPTATION48 x 49 cm Wood workers vice, perspex, porcelain figure on aluminium £1650 |  LOSING MY RELIGION75 x 39 cm Hand cut aluminium on perspex £4500 |  2ND AMENDMENT51 x 61 cm Hand cut wood, oil based paint on perspex £4000 |  SEVEN BILLION32 x 30 cm Cast mannequin hand, hand cut wooden mice, aluminium tray on stone base £1800 |  FLOWN52 x 30 cm Decorative cage, easel, hand cut aluminium image £950 |  PRECIOUS TIME54 x 25 cm 18 clocks, cast resin skull, stainless steel on wood surround £3500 |  FOUR CANDLES53 x 54 cm Fork handles, aluminum, candle holders on perspex £2500 |  CHOOSE YOUR COLOUR64 x 88 cm Replica Colt 45s set in acrylic £4000 |  END OF THE DREAM56 x 67 cm Cast resin skull, American football helmet, perspex, stainless steel, on acrylic £3500 |  MAGRITTE LIVES52 x 42 cm Cast resin skull, aluminum, pipe, gold plated screws on perspex £3000 with stand |  SECRETS & LIES38 x 30 cm Vintage Barbie dolls mounted on metal box £350 |  STOP78 x 50 cm Hand cut aluminium and oil based paint £1200 with stand SOLD |  CAKE STAND63 x 36 cm Vintage Barbie dolls, hand turned wooden base, steel and acrylic £1500 |  TARGET142 X 52 cm Ornate frame, hand painted target £ 600 |