He wasn't on my little list of famous sculptors but he's on one of the BBC's:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/sculptors/12810.shtml
Takes easily identifiable everyday objects - sometimes "found" in a local junk shop - and alters them or juxtaposes them in unusual environments to make you think.
Seems to make most of his stuff himself, often using sheet metal and sometimes concrete (in addition to the found objects).
He's into photography, focusing on a similar sort of subject:
http://camberwellillustration1.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/richard-wentworth-making-do-and-getting.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wentworth_(artist)
http://www.lissongallery.com/artists/richard-wentworth/
Worked for Henry Moore:
CV: http://www.lissongallery.com/artists/richard-wentworth/cv
Interview:
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/jun/11/richard-wentworth-sculptor-portrait-artist
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