Anne Curry, born and brought up in France,lives and works in England. She is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors.
She discovered the power of sculpture as a student while working for a doctorate in Egyptology at Oxford University. She sees in the Sculpture of Ancient Egypt the perfect combination of material, line, volume and tension. Those clean lines, pared down details and inner power are the fundamental principles of her work.
She started sculpting in 1989 and was quickly recognised at home and abroad as an accomplished portrait sculptor: her high profile commissions have included the busts of several prominent political and business figures, including a British Prime Minister.
At the same time, she started working on large outdoor sculptures based on close observation of organic shapes.Having created an exceptional garden out of bare fields, and working constantly among plants, Anne remains fascinated by the development of natural forms and their patterns. The spirals of growth, the unfolding of leaves and flowers, the bursting of seed pods, all imply controlled movement, a disciplined progression and immense internal energy.
Working on a large scale presents an array of challenges. Anne uses a technique involving the carving of vast blocks of polystyrene. The sculpture is then moulded and cast in resin or bronze. These sculptures have been shown in several great gardens in England, including the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, at the 2017 Venice Biennale, in France and in the netherland. They are in collections on both side of the Atlantic and in the Far East, including China.
Sculptures by anne curry
Credentials
Qualifications
1961-1968:
Degree in Political Science (Bordeaux University)
Degree in History of Art (Paris, Sorbonne)
Doctorate in Egyptology (Oxford),1961-1968:
Degree in Political Science (Bordeaux University)
Degree in History of Art (Paris, Sorbonne)
Doctorate in Egyptology (Oxford)Exhibitions
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1968-1971:
Assistant editor for La Revue de l`Art under the direction of André Chastel, Michel Laclotte, at the time Curator of the Louvre Museum and Pierre Rosenberg, the present Curator of the Louvre Museum.
1972:
Publishes Egyptian and Egyptianizing Monuments of Imperial Rome in the collection Études préliminaires aux Religions Orientales dans l`Empire Romain, for Brill in Leiden.
Since 1972:
Moves to East Anglia.
1989-1991:
Studies sculpture under Rosemary Barnett, until recently Head of the Frink School of Figurative Sculpture.
Since 1991:
Works on commission, exhibits and sells regularly in England and abroad.
