Background
Pye is the son of Sir David Randall Pye Federal Reserve System, a mechanical engineer and academic administrator.
Pye is the son of Sir David Randall Pye Federal Reserve System, a mechanical engineer and academic administrator.
He attended the Dragon School in Oxford. He subsequently studied at Wimbledon School of Art (1958-1961) and the Royal College of Art (1961-1965).
He became known for his sculptures in metal, stone and especially water. In the 1960s, Pye"s sculptures were abstract using metal and stone. In the 1970s, he produced abstract geometrical works using stainless steel, sometimes including kinetic aspects.
He has undertaken major commissions including:
"Jet Stream" and "Slipstream"’ water sculptures at the North Terminal at Gatwick Airport, England (1987).
A 13×70m wall of water and entrance at the British Pavilion of the Seville Expo "92 at Seville, Spain (1992). "Tetra Trellis", a tetrahedron-shaped water sculpture in stainless steel water sculpture at Tetra Pak United Kingdom Headquarters (1993).
"Derby Cascade", Market Square, Derby, England (1995). "Vannpaviljong", Stromso Square, Drammen, Norway (2011).
Pye"s sculptures are also to be found at Antony House and The Vineyard Hotel.
He has had many exhibitions of his sculptures in the United Kingdom and elsewhere since his first solo exhibition in 1966 at the Redfern Gallery in London.
Married Susan Marsh in 1963.
