Art Career
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Glass Object - Charles Bray. Glass sculpture on stone plinth.
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Brown Shapes - Charles Bray. Oil on board.
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Blues Shapes - Charles Bray. Oil on board.
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Tall Panel - Charles Bray. Glass, steel and local stone garden sculpture.
Charles Bray drew influence from form and line observed from naval objects, and by the artists Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore. This is evident in his prolific paintings and drawings. Later influences from the Cumbria landscape, and rock strata, were instrumental in a change of artistic direction. His glass work demonstrates this influence. Charles Bray’s glass work can be classed in two groups. The first consists of blown bowls, etched with shapes reflecting landscape influences. Secondly, nature plays a strong influence in his glass sculpture, much of which is experimental and varied. He continued to produce and exhibit glass until his death in July 2012.
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