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Colin Figue ARBS - AIESM
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AboutHarmonious, timeless... the sculptures of Colin Figue are rooted in the classical tradition. Seen in the brilliant light of the Algarve, the clean edges and precise forms evoke a sense of that perennial humanist philosophy associated with Polykleitos, Alberti end Brancusi. If one were to define this quality as form and space fully realised and expressed by a working understanding of the materials, then we come close to Figue's oeuvre. |
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Exhibition HistoryHe has exhibited and worked throughout Europe and the Far East, with personal exhibitions in Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography / CVBorn in England in 1943.Ravensbourne College of Art & Design 1960-1964 The Royal Academy School of Sculpture 1966-1969 After travelling in the Middle East, Africa and South America, he lived in Spain, where he worked under private patronage and later in Cambridge where he studied bronze casting with Michael Gillespie ARBS. From 1974 to 1976 he worked in Portugal for the renowned Irish painter and ceramist Patrick Swift In 1977 and 1979, with the support of the British Council and the Portuguese Government, he was awarded scholarships to Portugal and worked for more than a year in the quarries of SOLUBEMA in Vila Viçosa, the marble heartland of the Alentejo. He has lived and worked in Southern Portugal since 1981. In recent years he has traveled extensively in India and spent time carving in the temple workshops of Mahabalipuram in the state of Tamil Nadu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artist StatementThe hammer and chisel directed by a keen eye and intuitive grasp give his work a human scale and measure. The reach and sweep of the arm, the proportion of finger and hand links the sculpture to universal principles of nature and the cosmos. The works are like points of reference in an environment that becomes articulated and coherent. The boundaries define larger unending forms and patterns visualised and completed in space by the imagination. They express a dynamic harmony of opposite forces through interlocking elements, curved and straight edges, form and space. They expose the intrinsic forces already present in the stone and bring us into contact with its greater reality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions / CollectionsHe is represented with sculpture in open air and public collections in Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Holland, Slovakia, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, India, Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Guatemala and Cyprus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public Worksis represented with sculptures in Open Air and public collections in Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Japan, Taiwan, China, India and the Lebanon. In 1995 to 1996 he traveled in India and carved in the temple workshops at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, an experience which has influenced recent work and his current involvement with painting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifications / EducationIn 1999 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price Range of WorkColin Figue's work has a price range from £3332 to £61667. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mediums utilisedColin Figue's work is found in the following materials:bronze, Portuguese marble, Afyon marble, Indian marble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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