Career
His high-relief sculptures in terracotta, resin, and bronze have been exhibited widely in Europe and his work is known for its unusual approach to perspective. Major works include:
Brussels — an urban comedy, a 25 m (82 ft) long terracotta frieze in the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert in Brussels
The Battle of Britain Monument on the Victoria Embankment in London
The Meeting Place, a 9 m (30 ft) tall bronze statue in Street Pancras railway station in London, surrounded by a frieze (see below). In 2008 a high-relief frieze was added to the base of the Meeting Place sculpture as part of refurbishments at Street Pancras, featuring images from the history of the Tube and train: people queuing on platforms or travelling in carriages.
Soldiers departing for war and returning injured, and repair works following the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
The work was the object of controversy when first erected, as one panel depicted a commuter falling into the path of a train driven by the Grim Reaper. However, following discussions with London and Continental Railways (LCR), this panel was replaced with another.
Day studied at art schools in the United Kingdom at Colchester and Dartington, completing his training at Cheltenham in 1991. The Meeting Place, which is modelled on an embrace between Paul and Catherine, standing as a metaphor for Saint Pancras"s role as the terminus of the rail link between England and France.
Another contemporary sculptor and critic, Antony Gormley, singled out The Meeting Place statue when he condemned the current public art works across the United Kingdom, stating: "...there is an awful lot of crap out there.".
