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| Frederic Chevarin Artist statement The theme central to my research is movement. The ability to animate limestone and marble is almost an obsession for me. Although stone is a dense and heavy material to work with, I want it to appear light so that we can see it flying, emerging from the world of matter to that of lightness and grace. This is quite difficult because of the constraint the material imposes on the sculptor. Basically all my ideas are sourced through nature. Birds, trees, the wind, herbs or flowers are all models for me to use. However, I don’t copy the bird I am carving, I sculpt its ability to fly, I find an intimate way to observe its flight, soaring and gliding above cliff tops. Copying is of no interest because the replica will always be poor when compared to the original. On the other hand if I sculpt the flight itself, I can achieve the comprehension of the power of flight, a true source of pleasure or struggle. Once I have understood what the bird experienced during the flight I can try my best to interpret it and infuse that feeling into my carving. Memberships Associate of the Royal British Society of sculptors (RBS) Member of the Oxford Art Society (OAS) Curriculum Vitae Exhibitions 2012 Installation of public sculpture at Peace Pagoda Park, Milton Keynes 2011 Cork Street Open exhibition, London Woburn Abbey, Woburn. Collective exhibition Milton Keynes sculpture exhibition organized by the Public Art Trust. Collective exhibition Inserted in the Who’s Who for foreign Directors “A Decade of Sculpture in the Garden” exhibition, University of Leicester, Leicester “The Word”, Sarum College, Salisbury. Collective exhibition St Aldates exhibition with the Oxford Art Society, Oxford. Collective exhibition Open studio exhibition forming part of the Artweeks festival, Oxford Au Quai Dock Gallery. Permanent exhibition in Lisieux. France The Garden Gallery, Summer exhibition, Stockbridge. Hampshire. Collective exhibition Artlington Arts Centre, Newbury. Collective exhibition 2010 Awarded 3rd prize at Concorso Nazionale di pittura, fotografia & scultura, Bologna. Italy Interview published by the art magazine Duemila (Matteo Editore), November 2010 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, RBSA, collective exhibition (scheduled event) Member of a juried panel and exhibiting, Said Business School exhibition with the Oxford Art Society On Form 10, Asthall Manor, Burford. Collective exhibition. The Garden Gallery, Summer exhibition, Stockbridge. Hampshire. Collective exhibition Turrill Sculpture Garden, Summertown, Oxford. Collective exhibition during ArtWeeks, the Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival Artlington Arts Centre Newbury, found space. Collective exhibition West Ox Art Gallery, Bampton. Collective exhibition with OAS 2009 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, RBSA, collective exhibition Member of a juried panel and exhibiting, Said Business School exhibition with the Oxford Art Society The Garden Gallery, Summer exhibition, Stockbridge. Hampshire. ArtWeeks, Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival in Banbury. Two-man show with the painter Christine O’Sullivan, Oxfordshire Hide and Seek art. Charity exhibition, Radley. Oxfordshire Creation of a technical section in the website frederic-chevarincom Making of 2No. films on stone carving published on Youtube Creation of a Blog about sculpture technique 2008 Elected Associate of the Royal British Society of sculptors. Mentoring scheme with Helaine Blumenfeld, FRBS. Short listed for the Brian Mercer bonze casting residency in Pietrasanta, with the Royal British Society of Sculptors. Riverside Gallery in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. Artweeks, Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival: • Turrill Sculpture Garden, Summertown, Oxford. • Said Business school, Oxford. Collective exhibition, Art in a CD box, auctioned for the charity Kids at Art. The Museum of Oxfordshire, Woodstock. Collective exhibition with the Oxford Art Society. Short listed for a commission for a fitness centre in a luxury accomodation complex in Portland, Devon. Lecture on sculpting: “Carving Movements in Stone” in Summertown, Oxford 2007 Artweeks, Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival: Kirtlington Art Studios, collective exhibition with painters & printmakers, Oxford Turrill Sculpture Garden, Summertown, Oxford Oxford Castle (collective exhibition in the O3 Gallery and live demonstration of stone carving in the Castle premises) Riverside Gallery in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. Permanent exhibition. North wall gallery, collective exhibition, Oxford. Said Business School, Exhibition with the Oxford Art Society, Oxford. 2006 Antique shop “Le monde perdu“, Lisieux, France Harwell Antique Center, Oxfordshire, UK 2005 3star Hotel “Ligabue”, Gualtieri, Italy 2004 Arts & Crafts open air workshop and exhibition in Cavriago, Italy Solo exhibition in “Palazzo Bentivoglio”, Gualtieri, Italy Bibliography Article in the Italian newspaper “Reporter” with the title “Impressioni di velocità”, 2004 | |||||
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