DAVID BACKHOUSE FRBS, RWA, FRSA

David Backhouse is known both for his many commissioned works and for his smaller bronzes. His Memorial to Animals in War was unveiled at Brook Gate, Park Lane, by HRH The Princess Royal in November 2004. This is one of the largest and most significant new monuments to be erected in London in recent years.

He says of his work:-
“As sculptor and designer my work stems from a tradition of sculpture set within architectural environments. By drawing on the qualities of both subject matter and setting, I aim to maximise the aesthetic and symbolic impact of the whole.

My themes are simple and universal: the interdependence of nature and humanity and the search for balance and harmony. The sculptures are meditations, reflecting loss and tragedy, hope and delight, and above all tenacity of spirit.”