bronze by remo - noflesh
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BronzebyRemo
Iindividuallycreateandhand-casteachofmyuniquebronzesculpturesfromone-of-a-kindwaxmodelsusingthe“lostwax”methodofbronzecastingwhichisthousandsofyearsold;thecastbronzesculpturescanlikewiseremainforthousandsofyearstocome.Andtostandnexttoaroaringfurnacemeltingmetalat2,000degreesFahrenheitforsuchabronzepourisapowerfuleventthatcanmoveeventhemoststagnantofsouls.Itrainedintheancientartoflostwaxbronzecastingfrom1997-2006inTucson,ArizonabeforeembarkingonaculturalexchangeofsortstoNewZealand.There,Ilivedforthenexteightyears-teachingbronzecasting,buildingafoundryforthecommunity,andlearningtraditionalMāoriwoodcarving.NowlivingintheHoneyBrookarea,IamproudtosharemypassionforbronzeaspartofthePhiladelphiaSculptorsgroup.
SelectedJuried/InvitationalShowsandHonors: • PimaCommunityCollegesculpturalartexhibition,Tucson,AZ,USA(1998)• Includedin“BeginningSculpture”(2004)and“TheSculptureReferenceIllustrated:Contemporary
Techniques,Terms,Tools,Materials,andSculpture”(2005)booksbyArthurWilliams• “OnOurOwnTime”atUniversityofArizona’sLunarandPlanetaryLaboratory,Tucson,AZ(2006)• WhirikokacampusartshowofTeWānangaOAotearoa,Gisborne,NewZealand(2008)• “FromWaxtoBronze”atCreativeSpace,Gisborne,NewZealand(2009)• BankofNewZealandwithTōrea&TairāwhitiCommunityArtsTrust,Gisborne,NewZealand(2010)• NewZealandCreativeCommunitiesgrantstoteachbronzecastingworkshops(2008&2014)• DaylesfordAbbey’s44thAnnualArtShow,Paoli,PA(2016)• BakerIndustries4thAnnualArt&ArtisanFair,Malvern,PA(2016)• PhiladelphiaCityHall’s“SmallSculpture”exhibit,Philadelphia,PA(2017)• “StagedConcernsandIncidentalArtifacts”exhibitatBostonStreetGallery,Philadelphia,PA(2017)• MalvernRetreatHouseArtShow,Malvern,PA(2016,2017&2018)• “PS@BA”exhibitbyPhiladelphiaSculptorsatNoBAArtSpaces,BalaCynwyd,PA(2018)• REPRESENTEDBY:IvystoneStudio,Downingtown,PA(2017-present)• CURRENT:ChesterCountyStudioTour,PA(May2018)
Inspiredbytheveryessenceanddualityoflifeitself,Iaimtocreatemeditativeworksontheinterplaybetweenlightanddark,spaceandmetal,movementandstillness,fluidityandsolidity….piecesthatultimatelycelebrateourconvergenceofthefinitewiththeinfinite.web:www.noflesh.com e-mail:[email protected]