London based artist Gary Drostle specialises in large scale site specific artworks to commission. Working across the UK and USA Gary's work has won numerous awards and includes painted murals, floor and wall mosaics and mosaic sculptures.
“...exemplary in exhibiting his unique abilities and talents which have made him a cornerstone to the contemporary artform.”
Ghassan Khayyat – Mosaico Blog
“…in case you are a mosaic newbie, then let me just say that his public art works once seen are never forgotten. They range from the boldly iconic to the quietly nonconformist taking in courage, energy, delight and technical wizardry along the way.”
Helen Miles – Helen Miles Mosaic Blog
Gary has been creating site specific art since 1985 and teaches and writes on mosaic. He is a former President of the British Association for Modern Mosaic.
A full list of Gary Drostle's commissioned artworks, murals, mosaics and sculptures for public and private spaces.
Studio B - The Lakeside Centre
Bazalgette Way
London, SE2 9AN,
United Kingdom.
Email: gary@drostle.com
Phone: +447719529520
Drostle Public Arts aim to offer a full professional service with the highest level of design and craftsmanship from your first steps in commissioning an artwork to the final polish and handover.
Design - Gary is able to offer a creative and tailored design solution.
Fabrication - Mosaics are constructed off-site in Gary's London studio to minimise disruption to the site.
Installation - Works are installed by Gary and his team ensuring the same care from beginning to end for your commission.
We use a range of high quality materials including: hand made Venetian Glass Smalti; natural stone and marble; tough French Unglazed Porcelain.
Works can be created on or off site to minimise disruption. We cut our tesserae by hand and lay each one individually.
We are proud of our full installation service, showing the same attention to detail and craftsmanship as goes into the making of your mosaic.
Mosaics made off-site are carefully packed in sections and shipped to their destination around the world.
Thirty years experience means that you can trust us to provide expert advice and support throughout the commissioning process.
Our professional practice is supported by full technical data, method statements, health and safety, environmental and equality policies.
Artist Gary Drostle creates unique artworks, offering a complete service from initial consultation and planning to design, fabrication and installation.
Bespoke hand crafted mosaics, designed and made in London, delivered throughout the world.
“We’re thrilled to be part of this innovative
project working together with local partners and the community to bring an exciting new public art work to the heart of Poplar. The craftsmanship that Gary devotes to his mosaic work is outstanding and is something local residents and east London can enjoy and be proud of.”
Marcel Baettig,
founder of Bow Arts
With over thirty years of professional practice working closely with specifiers, architects and contractors on large scale refurbishment and new build projects, you can be sure Drostle Public Arts are able to deliver a professional result with full support and communication.
Hand crafted wall mosaics in Venetian Glass, Marble, Litovi Hand Made Ceramic, Porcelain, Mixed media.
Mosaic encrusted sculptures bring colour and vibrancy to the landscape or architecture.
Wall murals for interior and exterior locations, painted in Artists Acrylics, Keim Mineral Paints, Buon Fresco, Oil Paint.
Design and feasibility proposals, site surveys and concept design options.
Free hanging mosaic panels created on lightweight bases.
From school workshops to public meetings, from drop in sessions to participatory artworks - Gary can work with many levels of community engagement.
Gary teaches regularly at the Chicago Mosaic School and occasionally for the American and the British Mosaic Associations.
Gary also creates his own artworks, drawings, sketches and illustrations.
British Craftsmanship - combining traditional craft skills with innovative British design.
We design, fabricate, ship and install hand made mosaics for floors and walls around the world.
Our mosaics are made using the finest materials including hand made Venetian Glass, French Porcelain and natural stone and marble.
Gary is experienced in carrying out commissions internationally, whether that is supplying mosaics pre fabricated to worldwide locations or creating works in-situ.
Previous commissions include the USA, (Chicago, California, Iowa, Colorado, Washington DC), Canada, Colombia, Chile, Ireland, China and South Africa.
Gary work has attracted numerous international awards including:
2019 - National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association (USA) Honor Award
2019 - Hamilton Award for Arts in the Healthcare Environment
2019 - FCI Magazine (USA) Tile and Stone Installation Award winner
2015 - Prix Picassiette, Public Choice, Chartres, France
2014 - Mosaic Arts International, Houston, Texas - Award for Contemporary Innovation in Mosaic
2013 - Mosaic Arts International, Tacoma, Washington - Best in Show award
2011 - TileLetter NTCA, Las Vegas - Winner of Mosaic Installation award
2008 - Mosaic Arts International, Miami, Florida - Best Architectural Mosaic award
Most Drostle floor and wall mosaics are constructed in our London studio. Once complete they are divided into sections and carefully packed into bespoke boxes and then into shipping crates.
The crates are then shipped directly to your door by our shipping partners.
Once your crate has arrived and passed through customs Gary and his installation team will arrive on site and install your artwork with the same high standards and attention to detail with which your mosaic was made.
Projects in: Cali; Bogota
Projects in: Washington DC; Iowa City IA; Palo Alto CA; Chicago IL; Colorado Springs CO: Lake Havasu, AZ; Berkeley CA; Fort Wayne IN
Santiago
Beijing
Toronto
With over 30 years experience in delivering site specific art Gary Drostle has picked up a number of awards on the way.
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Gary is happy to be contacted directly for press information on Email: gary@drostle.com or simply call Gary on +447719529520
Pictures and article content available on request.
Some previous press and media coverage is listed here:-
Based in south east London, artist Gary Drostle creates award winning artworks for landscape and architecture around the world.
Drostle Public Arts studio specialises in large scale wall and floor mosaics, mosaic sculptures and painted murals and has gather an international reputation
“This creativity is combined with a thoroughly professional and practical approach so that issues of integration into architecture, working with other professionals, long-term
maintenance and community contact are all addressed.
It has been a pleasure to work with Gary...”
Vivien Burnside,
Arts Co-ordinator, South East Belfast HSS Trust
An award winning professional artist based in London, UK. Gary has been creating large scale murals, mosaics and mosaic sculptures for over thirty years. His practice is firmly rooted in a sense of place. An architectural and landscape art studio socially engaged and dedicated to excellence.
Gary is happy to be contacted directly for press information on Email: gary@drostle.com or simply call Gary on +447719529520
Pictures and article content available on request.
Some previous press and media coverage is listed here:-
Gary is able to undertake large scale works thanks to a talented team of studio artists.
Drostle Public Arts Ltd
Studio B - The Lakeside Centre
Bazalgette Way
London, SE2 9AN
We welcome visitors to the studio. However due to our work schedule this is by appointment only.
The studio is run by Bow Arts Trust and is located in the concrete brutalist Lakeside Centre in Thamesmead, south east London.
NOTE: Due to the current COVID 19 restrictions the studio is currently closed to visitors. We look forward to the day we can welcome you back.
Built on the Plumstead Marshes, the former testing ground of the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, the thousand acre site of Thamesmead was built by the Greater London Council in the late 1960's.
The site was backdrop to iconic Stanley Kubrick movie 'A Clockwork Orange' and the hit TV series 'Misfits'.
With over thirty years track record of delivering large scale site specific artwork Gary's experience covers many different clients including:–
Local Authorities
Health Authorities
Architects
Developers & Contractors
LB.Islington; LB.Lewisham; LB.Haringey; LB.Bexley; LB.Sutton; LB.Croydon; LB.Redbridge; East Herts; Fylde Borough; Carterton; Luton; Slough; Gloucester; Cheshire West & Chester; North Somerset; Leeds; Dacorum; Spelthorne; Dartford; Waltham Forest; TFL.
RDGUSA; Perkins+Will; MUF; Groundwork; LDA; JWP Landscapes; Oehme Van Sweden.
Poplar HARCA; Regenter; United House; Leicester City Challenge; Family Mosaic; L&Q; The Anderson Group; StructureTone; Barratt Homes; Camway Properties; Hart Associates; Alexandra Palace Trust.
Greenwich; East Belfast; Haringey; Stepping Hill; Kings College; Watford & Mount Vernon; Great Ormond Street; East Gloucestershire; RCGP
