a figurative sculpture
by Laury Dizengremel
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"Fragment of a Walking
Man" a figurative sculpture by Laury Dizengremel |
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One of my earliest sculptures.
The original maquette in bronze (entire - not a fragment, and titled "Le
Survivant" - The Survivor) was stolen from the Town Hall in Chelsea, London
during an exhibition in 1994. I'd made the original maquette prior to modelling
a lifesize version which I never cast due to lack of funds in those days (!).
My mentor and teacher Martine Vaugel cast her lifesize version (we'd both
worked with the same model), and it is one of her signature pieces. I no longer had a mould. I thought it was gone forever! Then, last summer, a Californian friend told me he'd salvaged "an odd piece of bronze" from my Venice studio when I left years ago... and I literally cried with joy to behold what he presented: the first reject from my first efforts in the foundry, discarded, battered and still raw from being cast... a bronze fragment, which I cleaned up and decided is one of those happy accidents of life - as well as a record of my early work. . (photo credit - UK photographer: Paul Johnson) The perfect gift! This piece (29 cm high) can be re-commissioned lifesize as a large-scale garden sculpture and in its original, entire form, or can be bought as shown as a limited edition bronze of 8. Limited edition (8) bronze sculpture Simply send an e-mail to arrange for payment / delivery, specifying you wish to purchase "Fragment" in bronze and location of delivery so I can calculate total price with the relevant shipment costs. Back to Sculptures Available Now or About the Artist |
