Sculptures capturing life of John Lennon to go on show

Eight sculptures of Beatles member John Lennon will be on show on Friday for the first time ever in Liverpool's famous Cavern Quarter.

Busts of the iconic musician -- sculptor and artist Dave Webster -- chart his life from childhood to the time he was gunned down in New York.

Webster is known for his life-size and large-scale sculptures, including the statue of John Lennon opposite the Cavern Club, one of the most photographed statues in Liverpool.

Webster's sculptures show a young Lennon, wearing a traditional school cap, through his Quarrymen years, to how he looked at the end of his life.

Webster told Xinhua: "I have been fascinated by John Lennon and the Beatles since when teenage years when I went to the Cavern and the Iron Door club in Liverpool to watch them play."

"My sculptures are a snapshot of Lennon reflecting his life through good and bad times, following him from boyhood as he rides the waves of stardom, until his untimely death. This is the first time my sculptures have ever been seen together," he added.

Webster said Lennon will be remembered for his music and his words for centuries to come, in the same way we do Shakespeare.

Also featured in the Liverpool exhibition are paintings of Lennon and the Beatles by British visual designer, artist and author Paul Skellett.

He has created a collection of stunning images of the Beatles as part of his mixed media paintings of music icons.

Gallery director Prof. Ken Martin said: "Despite being in the epicenter of the Cavern Quarter for so many years, this is the first time we have devoted an exhibition to John Lennon and the Beatles. But we could not miss the opportunity to being together a group of talented artists, each with a different story to tell."

The exhibition runs from April 7 until April 23 at Liverpool's View Two Gallery. Endit