Luke Dickenson

Dickenson’s sculptures inhabit the space between material certainty and poetic suggestion. Each form feels as though it has been coaxed into being rather than constructed; shaped through an intuitive dialogue between hand, surface, and the quiet tensions held within the materials themselves.

Luke Dickenson’s work is shaped by a lineage of sculptors who explore form through restraint, balance, and the emotional resonance of materials. His practice draws on the quiet poetics of modernist sculpture, particularly artists who allow form to emerge through process rather than impose it; figures such as Barbara Hepworth, Isamu Noguchi, and Constantin Brâncuși, whose work embodies clarity, stillness, and the power of reduction.

He is equally influenced by contemporary minimalism and the sensibilities of artists who work with tension, weight, and spatial presence; those who understand sculpture as an encounter rather than an object. The material intelligence of Richard Serra, the sensitivity to surface and gesture found in Rachel Whiteread, and the meditative balance of David Nash resonate strongly in his approach.

Beyond art-historical references, Dickenson’s influences extend into the natural world:

  • the erosion of stone,

  • the way light softens an edge,

  • the quiet architecture of landscapes,

  • and the subtle asymmetries found in organic forms.

These observations inform his sense of proportion and the gentle shifts in mass that give his sculptures their distinctive sense of poise.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: 33 Davies Street, London, UK 2025 | Contemporary Sculpture Showcase, Shoreditch Arts Club, London 2024 | Material Encounters, Unit 1 Gallery, London 2023 | Form & Presence, The Crypt Gallery, London 2022

AWARDS: Emerging Artist Award, London Art Biennale 2023 | Shortlisted, Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2022 | Selected Artist, Royal Society of Sculptors Summer Exhibition 2021

EDUCATION: MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London 2020 | BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London 2017

Luke Dickenson lives and works in London, UK.

“I’m always trying to find the point where a form feels inevitable — as if it has arrived of its own accord. My sculptures begin as questions about balance, tension, and presence, and somewhere in the making they start to answer back.”