Justin Piers Bateman (born 1976) is a British Land Artist, and Lecturer. Bateman is best known for his works – Stona Lisa, Girl with The Pebble Earring, Pebble Picasso, Refugee, Stray, and Lady from Lombok. Bateman specializes in creating site-specific artwork that is ephemeral.
“George Washingstone” – “I did have to wash the stones – as I collected them from a railway” – In Bangkok, Thailand
Each portrait takes between 2 – 20 Days. The length of time varies depending on many variables; weather, stones, location, complexity. The work also varies in scale, from 1m² to 6m² (Portrait of the Queen). Upon completion, the stones are returned to their natural state in the environment. I leave nature as I find it 🌿 🐾 🕊️
‘Refugee 2’ Thailand‘Masonry Messiah’ Chiang Mai, Thailand
‘Sir David Attenborough’ 2020. A man of the Earth. Created using found stones. Chiang Mai, Thailand.‘Refugee 1’ Chiang Mai, ThailandFisherman’ Chiang Mai, Thailand
‘Fisherman’
‘The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope’. – John Buchan
‘Nelson Mandela’ Chiang Mai, Thailand
‘La Scapigliata‘ Chiang Mai, Thailand‘Nunzia’ 2021. Found Stones, Chiang Mai, Thailand. “Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” — John F. Kennedy
‘The Shaman’ 2020. Found stones, Chiang Mai, Thailand.Pebble Picasso 2020. Forest, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Created using found stones.Rubble Rembrandt 2020 (self-portrait 1659). Impermanent Artwork, Bali, Indonesia.
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” Stona Lisa ” was created on the beach with peblesElton Rocks (2020). Found stones. Ubud, Bali. Impermanent artwork.Koh Chang 2020 ‘The Birth of Venus’ using pebbles by Justin Bateman and Tony Brooks, Thailand.
