WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER ALASTAIR BOYD WHO GREW UP IN KENYA & CORNWALL EXHIBITS AT INDAR PASRICHA FINE ARTS Wednesday 30th October - Saturday 16th November

Alastair Boyd and cheetah friend in Kenya

Alastair Boyd was born in Kenya, where he spent his early childhood years, the son of a big game hunter. When he was 7, he moved with his mother and sisters to Cornwall, though this did not change his fascination and love for the outdoors. But unlike his father, his hunting has always been with a camera.

He spent most of his time rummaging around the hedges, fields and farm buildings. His mother kept up the safari tradition with regular game-drives, looking for foxes and badgers.

When Alastair was 18, he moved back to Kenya, which allowed him to reconnect with the landscape, nature, animals and culture. This connection has only grown stronger over the years. In his twenties, Alastair travelled regularly back to Kenya and started his passion for discovering other countries and environments. During that time, he lived in Nepal, North and Central America, France, Greece and Denmark.

Leopard by Alastair Boyd

After living in New York for several years and training at the New York Institute of Photography, he decided to move back to Kenya on a more permanent basis. He started managing Loisaba Lodge, which is located in a vast conservation area in northern Kenya. It was here that his passion for photography and his love for nature and animals came together. He started developing his own eye and technique with some of his favourite animals and subjects.

After five years, he decided to move back to London, where he currently lives. He regularly returns to Kenya and wherever else his curiosity takes him. This has resulted in trips to the Pantanal in Brazil, Alaska, Equador, Cuba, different regions in Spain, discovering the animals and people and building his portfolio of photographs. This exhibition brings together the highlights of his work.

Scops Owl by Alastair Boyd

Indiana jones series scuLptor stuart smith’s exhibition of animal works

Majestic elephant by Stuart Smith who works in bronze and ceramic.

For anyone who has a love for the natural world the Exhibition at the Indar Pasricha Fine Arts Gallery in London – ‘The Wolf and the Lamb Shall Graze Together’ – is a must see. It runs from 30th October to 16th November.

The exhibition features magisterial sculpture of renowned artist Stuart Smith and the sensational wildlife photography of Alastair Boyd and provides an opportunity to see something of the wonder of the animal kingdom which is currently being lost at a rate of 200 species a day according to leading environmentalists.

Stuart Smith has had a great deal of praise for his work. One comment from the late art critic, Brian Sewell, stands out.

"I have lived with a Stuart Smith sculpture for more than thirty years and it has never ceased to give me pleasure; its wry humour and subtle beauty nourish my senses’ 2010 Brian Sewell

Stuart Smith Sculptor who has worked in film, television and theatre, starting as a portrait sculptor at Madame Tussauds. Here he is seen with a French Magpie.

Born in the UK, Stuart Smith trained in Fine Art at St Albans School of Art and studied sculpture at City and Guilds, Kennington and The Royal Academy in London. His first job after graduating was as a portrait sculptor for Madame Tussauds (1973 – 78) in London and Amsterdam modelling key personalities for exhibition.

Stuart has worked for television, films and theatre productions. His modelling work in films includes: Three Muskateers, French Lieutentants Woman, Greystoke, Return to Oz, Razors Edge, Indiana Jones, Santa Claus, Hypersapien, Little Shop of Horrors.

His Public Art Commissions include the 2007 Bronze panels for Gloucester Gate Bridge, London; and the 2008 Bronze relief for Peel House, Regency St, London for Westminster Council and Candy & Candy.

Philomena Davidson, First Woman President of the Royal Society of Sculptors, comments on this work:

“Stuart’s tall bronze relief located at the entrance to Peel House in Regency Street, Pimlico, is a really good example of the rich narrative that is a signature feature of Stuart’s distinctive and highly original work. Coming up with a convincing composition for this historic setting in the heart of Westminster was right up his street!” 

He has work in private collections in the UK, Ireland, France, Jersey, USA, Canada, Holland and Spain.