Biography

Rob Olins is an artist who has been working and exhibiting as a sculptor for the past 15 years. Based in London, he works throughout the UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and shows his work in galleries in the UK and overseas.

After qualifying with First Class Honours in Art and Design in 1980,  Olins moved into theatre design,  making furniture, architectural models and fittings.  Using the skills acquired he started to explore sculpture, taking individual architectural forms and using commercial processes, such as precision engineering and casting in metal and plastic.  His architectural and engineering experience helped him develop into kinetics, electronics, lighting, visual effects and movement.

His sculptures comprise  contrast, tension and  illusion. The contrast is immediately apparent by uniting such differing substances as glass, metal, wood and stone.  The use of light and sound is often integral to the work. Light is used to  introduce colour, optical or moire effects  and  creating focal points on the piece. Sound can be use to enhance the presence of the work.

Olins continues to pare down the components of the sculpture, reducing  them down to only those which are essential. In the process of investigating how  materials behave when pushed to their limits, an elegant solution can be revealed which visually challenges our preconceptions about the world.

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