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Fiona Campbell commented on Thierry Lauwers's photo
I love this piece - very humorous!
Fiona Campbell left a comment for M.Y. MIM
Thanks for your comments - beautiful words!
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Wow - you have 'the force within' - an inspiration! Sorry to have taken so long to accept your friend request - haven't visited for a while!
Fiona
M.Y. MIM left a comment for Fiona Campbell
That your work is often whimsical, playful and enchanting doesn't detract from the seriousness of your art and skill. And it is so encouraging to hear of an artist able to survive financially as an artist!
Luminita Gliga left a comment for Fiona Campbell
Hi Fiona & thank you for your friendship.
Congratulations for your art creations! - They are great!
Best
Fiona Campbell commented on Kaloust Guedel's blog post 'New American Paintings'
That's a powerful image! Congratulations!
Fiona Campbell commented on one world one art's group 'sculptors'
I'd be grateful for some help/advice. I regularly use enamelled wires (or rather dyed polyurethane wires) in my sculptures, in addition to copper and steel. Last year I created several large steel and wire insect sculptures for permanent siting…
Leslie Beil commented on Fiona Campbell's photo
Very much enjoy your work! Every piece is very intricate! The owl and chameleon are my two favorites!
Profile Information
- Name
- Fiona Campbell
- Artistic Medium
- Sculptures (steel, copper and wire...), paintings, drawings, mixed media
- Birthplace
- Kenya
- Influences
- Africa, Giacometti, nature, Klee, Louise Bourgeouis..
- How it all began...
- Childhood experiences
- In the works...
- Most of my sculptures are created out of steel, copper and wire, often using reclaimed materials. I like the concept of reusing things - giving them a rebirth - and the playfulness of creating forms from given shapes. Scrapyards and beaches are wonderful places in which to scavenge! I moved into steel and wire because of their capacity to produce linear structures and I particularly enjoy the way these materials rust or patinate as they age.
I am currently exploring different possibilities with wire, such as layering, texture and transparency. Certain objects fascinate me - strange pods, gnarled wood, roots, nests, cocoons… inspiring me to create my own primeval, bulbous forms pregnant with life and stretched, elongated structures which seem to be growing.
My series of cocoon, pod and nest-related sculptures are the result of my fascination with the process of nest-building and endless variations on these structures; the magic and mystery of cocoons and their relations - all of which nurture life forms within. Created out of various moulded, layered and woven wires - some reclaimed - the light effects on them and cast by them are important to their impact.
- Down the road...
- LOOKING FOR GREAT GALLERY TO REPRESENT ME! EXHIBITIONS THIS YEAR: The ’09 Mythic Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Stone Lane Gardens Arboretum, Stone Farm, Chagford, Devon TQ13 8JU, 11 May-3 October, 2-6pm daily; Art in the Garden, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, nr Romsey, Hampshire, 24 May-26 October; Wildlife Artist of the Year '09 Exhibition (prizewinner), Mall Galleries, London, 1st - 6th June; Devon Sculpture T.R.A.I.L '09, 19th July - 6th September; Somerset Art Weeks ’09 at Fosse Farm, Fosse Road, Oakhill BA3 5HX with 5 other artist/makers (see links), 19 Sept-4 Oct, 11am-6pm daily; Café La Strada Gallery, Frome, October... My work can also be viewed at Ginger Fig Gallery, Taunton, UK
- About me in general...
- Born and raised in Kenya, I graduated from the Byam Shaw School of Art, London with distinction in '87 and now live and work in Somerset, UK. I mainly exhibit my work in Southern England, with collections abroad.
- if you could collaborate with/meet any artist, past or present, who would it be?
- Eva Hesse or Giacometti
- Check out my website
- http://www.fionacampbellart.co.uk
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Going full time as an Artist
I recently quit my part-time art teaching post on the strength of a great sculpture commission (and the fact that I've wanted to get more stuck into my art for ages!) and suddenly a whole host of new art opportunities have come my way... so much so that I don't know if I can meet all the imminent deadlines in time! (Doesn't help being distracted by blogging on art sites!)
Anyway, the point is, despite various friends' cautious responses to my big step, it was just the right thing at… Continue
Anyway, the point is, despite various friends' cautious responses to my big step, it was just the right thing at… Continue
Posted on April 9, 2009 at 5:31pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 10:47pm on March 3, 2010,
M.Y. MIM said…
- That your work is often whimsical, playful and enchanting doesn't detract from the seriousness of your art and skill. And it is so encouraging to hear of an artist able to survive financially as an artist!
- At 10:12am on March 1, 2010,
Luminita Gliga said…
- Hi Fiona & thank you for your friendship.
Congratulations for your art creations! - They are great!
Best
- At 10:03pm on March 17, 2009,
one world one art said… - Welcome Fiona! Happy to have you here.
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