Discipline
Abstract
Architectural / Monumental / Relief
Conceptual
Installation / Land / Site-specific
Political/Religious
Material
Bronze
Metal (other)
Steel
Region
London
Yorkshire and the Humber
Biography
Sapien is the alias and studio of sculpture artist Steve Anwar. He creates abstract steel sculptures for high-profile clients like: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Sky Arts, & Harworth. Based in Sheffield, England the studio produces dynamic sculptures for private collectors & larger site-specific artworks for public realm projects, fusing elemental materials, digital design and traditional fabrication techniques.
Sapien, born and raised in the steel city likes to draw from his dual-heritage bringing together eastern philosophies with the industrial heritage of the North of England. He is intent in revealing hidden dimensions of mind and material, through an exploration of the junctions between opposing elements, such as: chaos and order, science and spirituality, poetry and machinery. His work exposes boundary lines to convey a raw sense of what it means to be a living breathing human being.
Sapien’s work has been exhibited at the prestigious Yorkshire Sculpture Park, The Hepworth and twice at the Aesthetica Art Prize in York. He has also been commissioned for an important UK private collection. His award winning sculpture ‘Only Breath’ was exhibited at the Hepworth Wakefield, during filming of the 2021 Sky Arts LANDMARK TV series & public art commission.
"Sapien’s sculpture is testament to his search for poetry in the mineral substance of landscape and within the working culture of industrial Sheffield. His practice of self-healing through deep contemplation brings humility and sensuality to cold steel and to the creation of an ambitious and inspiring body of sculpture – sculptures that are adamant and weighty, yet reach far beyond their material span to signify boundless possibility."
Clare Lilley
Director, Yorkshire Sculpture Park