Clement Meadmore
Clement Lyon Meadmore (born February 9, 1929 in Melbourne , Australia , † April 19, 2005 in New York , USA ) was an Australian-American sculptor .
life and work
Clement Meadmore studied aerospace engineering and then industrial design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne. After graduating, he worked on furniture design for a few years. During the 1950s he created his first metal sculptures and from 1954 to 1962 he held several solo exhibitions of his artworks in Melbourne and Sydney .
In 1963, Meadmore moved to New York and became an American citizen. Meadmore became known for his monumental sculptures in public spaces , mostly made of COR-TEN steel and aluminum , mixing various elements of Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism . Meadmore loves jazz music, which he expressed in the titles of numerous works such as "Riff" (1996), "Round Midnight" (1996), "Stormy Weather" (1997), "Night and Day" (1979) and "Perdido" (1978).
Meadmore lived and worked in Manhattan and died in 2005 of complications from Parkinson's disease . His work is in numerous places in the USA and Australia.
Plants (excluding USA)
Australia
- Silence (1960), Art Gallery of New South Wales , New South Wales
- Thunder (1960), Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Awakening (1968), AMP Society, Melbourne
- Virginia (1970), the sculpture park of the National Gallery of Australia , Canberra
- Double Up (1970), Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Flippant Flurry (1977), Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Between (1979), Perth Art Gallery, Perth
- Dervish (1981), Victorian Arts Center, Melbourne
- Offshoot (1984), Cultural Center Southbank, Brisbane
Japan
- Crescendo , 1989, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space , Tokyo
Mexico
- Untitled , Ruta de la Amistad in Mexico City de 1968 Summer Olympics
Literary works
Meadmore's own publications are:
- How to Make Furniture Without Tools Pantheon, 1975, ISBN 0-394-73063-1
- The Modern Chair: Classic Designs by Thonet, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eames and Others. Dover Publications; 1997, ISBN 0-486-29807-8 .
Photo gallery
Awakening (1968) in Melbourne
Virginia (1970) in Canberra
Dervish (1981) in Melbourne
Offshoot (1984) in Brisbane
literature
- Eric Gibson: The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore , Hudson Hills Press 1994, ISBN 1-55595-098-1
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meadmore, Clement |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meadmore, Clement Lyon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Australian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 2005 |
| Place of death | New York City , United States of America |