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Statement
Why do I sculpt? I simply love it. I just have to “recreate” life as I
see it. I caught sculpture at a turning point in my life. It was
infectious, demanding, selfish, totally compulsive, it has become
my reason d’être. Sculpture is in our time and place. It exists; it is
more than an image. You should engage with it, touch it and see it
from all angles. It has the advantage of presence.
I was not encouraged to pursue Art as a career but followed my
father and brother into the army. This was followed by some time
in business.
More than half my work takes the human form as its subject and
here lies the route of my practice, training and influence. I have
been commissioned to sculpt more than ten different breeds of
dogs as well as many other animals and figures.
Much of my work is in bronze, a wonderfully versatile medium.
Carved marble set the renaissance alight but bronze compliments
it. Marble has translucence and radiance but bronze renders a
greater spectrum of colour (Patina) and crispness for detail in any
size or form. I “finish” all my work in my studio in Dorset.
Contact
Tel: +44 (0)1929 472351
Mobile: +44 (0)771 8665903
robert@robertmileham.com