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Brent's love of nature is the inspiration in all of his artwork. Starting in his teens, his works progressed from woodcarvings to photography to soapstone works and now bronze sculptures. Brent strives for anatomical accuracy and detail with each piece undertaken. It is important to him that each piece conveys a story or engages the viewer by eliciting memories of their own in the subject depicted. Brent began working in Marine Biology at the Royal British Columbia Museum in 1973. Over the next 12 years he amassed an extensive underwater photographic file of 14,000 BC marine life images. Many of these won international awards and have been published in numerous forms from coffee table books to posters, to school textbooks. Since '88, as Director of Public Programs at the Museum, Brent has been responsible for all Exhibits, Publications, Design/Graphics, Multimedia, and Programming. Brent has been influenced by the Art
Noveau/ Art Deco period of design and often those elements appear in his own designs. He believes that a sculpture has been successful when the viewer is drawn to it and has to touch it, making the appreciation of the piece more complete. He also likes to use "negative space" to allow his sculpture to appear light and delicate at times even though bronze is in itself quite heavy. |
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18" x 7" x 18"
Bronze Sculpture
24 1/2 " x 7" x 11 1/2 "
Bronze Sculpture |
I create art because I must.
It is a necessary extension of my life.
It identifies and substantiates my existence.
It is my profile and my legacy.
I want to intrigue and entertain.
I want to initiate wonder and questions.
I want to communicate my thoughts, dreams and desires.
Ione is an avant garde artist whose artistic expression takes fantastic shape through her diverse oil and watercolor paintings, bronze sculptures, found object collages and mixed media assemblages. Her contemporary paintings and sculptures range from abstract to realistic to impressionistic - all visionary interpretations from her imaginative soul.
Ione uses only one name but a variety of styles to soothe her wild imagination. A native of Chicago, she is a former television star and commercial voice-over artist. Now she wins awards and sells her creativity through her hands instead of through her larynx. Her art is as original as she is - bold, colorful and highly decorative. |
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