Giles works on large sculpture commissions as well as producing smaller pieces. He makes mostly figurative work which often has a humorous quality.

We in Ipswich do not have the only Man and Ball, there is also one in Cheltenham and one in Portsmouth.

Giles Penny was trained at the Heatherley School of Art, Chelsea and Newport College of Art in the late 1970’s
and early 1980’s. He has exhibited widely during his career.

Just a few metres away is the sculpture Rhumba by Peter Blunsden.

Also nearby are Swans, Handstanding, Suffolk Trinity, Flight Post, Green Wind, Formation and Making Our Mark.