About
David Aronsohn is a sculptor living
and working in London. He has studied fine art at Chelsea
and the Slade School of art. His awards have included
the Royal Academy British Institution Fund and the Duveen
Travel Scholarship. He divides his time between making
work for exhibition and accepting corporate and private
sculpture commissions. Much of his commissioned works
is modelled from observation or invention. Commissioned
work is always developed closely with the requirements
of a client. His work has been shown in various galleries
in and around London.
He works in a variety of ways including sculpture for
the garden, bronze sculpture, narrative, portrait, and
relief. Drawing is also an important activity in the
development of his work and in its own right.
The scale of his work ranges from hand held pieces to
monumental.
The pieces are initially modelled
in a soft material such as clay, wax or plasticene,
at times working from life models. When the original
model is finished, rubber moulds are taken from it.
These rubber moulds are then used to make either bronze
resin versions or wax copies. The wax versions taken
from the moulds are used for the lost wax process in
order to make bronze sculptures.
Most pieces are available in a limited edition of bronze
sculptures, bronze resin sculptures or other materials.
David Aronsohn has an interest in
ancient Sculpture that has led him to travel extensively
in Europe, SE Asia and South America. One influence
on his work has been the Easter Island sculptures where
he experienced the solitude of the location contrasting
with the direct form of the stone Moai heads. Another
influence is European figurative modelled sculptor from
the 16th-20th centuries. In the 20th centuries the Italian
Medardo Rosso, the Japanese American Noguchi and the
Englishman John Davies have contributed to his aspirations
and understanding of sculpture.
At times David Aronsohn’s work includes pairs
or groups. This derives from a feeling that the relationship
of separate pieces enhances greater connection and possibility
of communication. It is also another way of working
as a complement to the discrete object on a pedestal
format. His work also contains an awareness of scale,
with some pieces scaled up in size while others are
scaled down.
Contact David Aronsohn by emailing:
david@davidaronsohn.co.uk |
