14K
50K+
NUTS IN A SINGLE PIECE
INDIVIDUAL WELDS
LIFE
100%
SIZE SCULPTURES
HANDCRAFTED IN UK
YRK
Mining Village Roots
THE ARTIST
FORGED FROM GRIT
Rooted in a Yorkshire mining village, Shaun Gagg's artistic journey began far from conventional studio walls. His hands learned their craft through roofing slates and welding torches before they ever touched a canvas.
"Imagination meets reality, everyday materials, transformed into something that endures."
From bolts, nuts, coins, and steel pipes, Shaun conjures figures that pulse with life. Each sculpture carries thousands of individual components. and thousands of individual decisions, into a unified, irreducible presence.
SELECTED WORKS
THE COLLECTION
NAILED IT
KEY MAN
BULL DOG
FROM IDEA TO IRON
HOW IT’S MADE
CONCEPT
01
Every sculpture begins as a conversation, with an idea, a material, or an emotion. Shaun sketches forms in steel before a single weld is struck.
MATERIAL
02
Nuts, bolts, coins, pipes, industrial cast-offs are gathered and sorted. Thousands of components chosen for shape, weight, and character.
FORGE
03
Each piece is welded individually. A single sculpture may require 50,000+ welds, hours of focused, meditative labour in the studio forge.
FINISH
04
Shot blasting, galvanising, powder coating, the final surface treatment gives each work its distinctive presence and permanent durability.
BESPOKE WORKS
YOUR VISION, SHAUN’S HANDS
Shaun accepts a limited number of private commissions each year. Whether for home, corporate, or public installation, every commission is a unique collaboration.
— Private residential sculptures & installations
— Corporate statement pieces for offices & lobbies
— Public art commissions & outdoor works
— Memorial sculptures & commemorative pieces
— Automotive & motorsport themed works
FROM THE STUDIO
FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
