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Walenty Pytel is a Polish-born contemporary artist based in the United Kingdom, recognised as a leading metal sculptor of birds and beasts. Pytel came to England at the age of five and later studied graphic design at Hereford College of Arts. He opened two studios in Hereford in 1963, initially focusing on paper sculptures for window displays but turned to metal two years later. His creations are often inspired by nature and his artworks include the Jubilee Fountain in New Palace Yard, Westminster, a piece titled Take Off which is located at Birmingham Airport and Europe’s largest (in 1979) metalwork sculpture, The Fossor, at the headquarters of J. C. Bamford in Rocester, Staffordshire – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Birds 4 (Birds in Art. Walenty Pytel)


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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Woodpecker at
Hereford
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Model of Doves of
Peace War memorial
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) The Kestrel (2000)
Canley Ford
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) The Kestrel
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Swallows - Ledbury,
Herefordshire on the Gloucester Road roundabout
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Swallows Ledbury,
Herefordshire on the Gloucester Road roundabout
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Swans Laing Homes
Hereford
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941)
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941)

Metal sculpture Bronze model of Glebe on marble
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Metal sculpture
fountain Cranes for
Japanese company Mazak
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Metal sculptures
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Metal
sculpture Kingfisher on abstract branch Bronze
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Garden birds in a
tree
Abstract vulture on column
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Alighting Steel Heron
Merlin - Bronze
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Metal sculpture
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Metal sculpture,
Cormorant Track by Hartleton Water (There are
two man-made lakes, formed in 1971, at Hartleton
with a causeway separating the two stretches of
water)
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Phoenix in flight
Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Corn Bunting
sculptures
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941)
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Kingfisher with
minnow, Hereford
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Kingfisher with
minnow, Hereford
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Wings over Water
2000
Commissioned by Coventry City Council,
Groundwork Company. Location Hawkesbury
Junction, Coventry
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Steel sculpture of swan wings outstretched,
kingfishers and fish on the north-facing
railings, smaller flatter sculpture of herons and
fish on the south-facing railings of
footbridge. Location On railings on former
mineral railway bridge near to Hawkesbury Junction
Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Wings over Water
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Magnus The
Magpie Market Pitch, Weobley, Herefordshire
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Magnus magpie
sculpture in Market Pitch, Weobley, Herefordshire
This large 'black white' village was once a
market town, but it declined in the 19th century
as it lacked transport links (railway or canal).
The village is seriously photogenic. The magpie
is the village symbol, and a sculpture of Magnus
the Magpie was erected in 2001 to celebrate
Weobley winning a best kept village in England
award in 1999
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Walenty Pytel was commissioned in 1997 by South
Herefordshire District Council to produce three
sculptures that can be found in Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye  Riverside Two Bird Statue - 2 Image
Composite Abstract
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Three Mallard ducks
flying and with feet down possibly coming in to
land on the river
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Three Mallard ducks
Ross-on-Wye  Riverside
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Sculpture along side
the Rope Walk, depicts Swans flying down to land
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Flying swans
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Sculptures along
side the Rope Walk in Ross-on-Wye
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Take Off
Birmingham Airport - a twenty-eight-foot
sculpture of Three Egrets to commemorate forty
years of peace in Europe
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Amongst Walenty Pytel's best known public works
is the majestic twenty foot Jubilee Fountain
standing under Big Ben, commissioned by the
members of the House of Commons for the Queens
Jubilee year (1977)
Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Model Silver Jubilee
Fountain
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The Jubilee Fountain is located in New Palace
Yard and was originally constructed to
commemorate Queen Elizabeths Silver Jubilee in
1977. The 20ft fountain contains a zinc
galvanised steel sculpture which depicts six
heraldic mythical beasts as emblems of each of
the continents with which the British
Commonwealth and its Parliamentary System have
had a historic relationship a large lion,
unicorn and tiger support the smaller kangaroo,
penguin and eagle. The sculpture, which is capped
with a large gold-painted crown, was created by
artist Walentry Pytel. The fountain was a gift
from the members of the House of Commons to Queen
Elizabeth.
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Silver Jubilee
Fountain
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Silver Jubilee
Fountain
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Silver Jubilee
Fountain
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Diddy the Duck
Pair of bronze wrens in steel reeds
Turism programe
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Malvern's Rose Bank Gardens
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Rose Bank Gardens lies on the edge of the Malvern
Hills overlooking Great Malvern. Facilities and
attractions in the gardens include terraced
pathways, Victorian gas lamps, the Diamond
Jubilee Sculpture of Two Buzzards by Walenty
Pytel and excellent views over Malvern. 
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Walenty Pytel Malvern Buzzards
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Malvern Buzzards
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Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) Malvern Buzzards
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Buzzards Iconic birds are now lighting up night
sky
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Skylark sculpture ascends over Malvern's Rose
Bank Gardens The title of the sculpture is The
Lark Ascending, inspired by the poem of George
Meredith and the music of Vaughan Williams
Walenty Pytel (Polish, 1941) The Lark Ascending
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Walenty Pytel (Born Poland 1941) is a
contemporary artist based in the United Kingdom,
unique amongst contemporary artists. He is
internationally renowned as Europes leading
metal sculptor of birds and beasts and is one of
the worlds finest craftsmen. His inspired
creations are drawn from nature and transform
metal into works of living art. Much of his work
is destined for private collectors and the
corporate world, with commissions appearing in
the Houses of Parliament, Birmingham Airport as
well JCB, Channel and Lloyds of London.
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Text pictures Internet All copyrights belong
to their respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2021
Sound The Lark Ascending - Ralph
Vaughan Williams
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The Lark Ascending', inspired by a poem of the
same name by George Meredith, was begun shortly
before the outbreak of the First World War but
not completed until Vaughan Williams returned
from active service in France. This performance
is by Nicola Benedetti with the London
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton
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Etienne Pirot
Jean-Pierre Augier
Etienne Pirot
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White cranes
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Philip Wakeham
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Walenty Pytel
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Eco Art Parade
Birds of happiness
Jatayu
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Tingatinga
San Francesco
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Jorge Valdivia Carrasco
Elise Macdonald
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