Joy Kirton Smith Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture:"Moulin Rouge"Item #: GE-466Title: Moulin Rouge Edition::Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture to 95 Height: 19.5" About the Artist : I am greatly inspired my masters of the Italian Renaissance. The history of art is a reflection of life at that time. The romanticism of the artists and the sculptors in Florence was occurring at the same time as Shakespeare was writing his plays and sonnets in Stratford and London. The classicism of this era remains the main inspiration for my paintings.I am always in search of new reference to support the development of my work. For this purpose I love traveling, and have gained valuable experience from such diverse places as Venice and the Mardi Gras Carnival in New Orleans. Another great influence on my work was living in Grand Cayman for a year. Here, I used to watch the beautiful sunsets and their colours reflecting on the blue sea. These remain in my memory and my paintings today.Also, my recent trip to Prague gave me the first hand experience of gothic and medieval architecture, which is another great influence on my work. Travel is such an important aspect of my life. Wherever I go, there is always something to bring back as a reference. |
