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"The
inventive ideas of Denis Curry and complete
understanding of the engineering structure
in Nature combined with his poetic qualities,
make his work more of the spirit than the
flesh. I feel that he is on a parallel track
to Leonardo da Vinci and his enthusiasm
and vitality enable him to turn out an immense
variety of inspiring work."
Professor A.H.Gerrard.Sculpture
Slade School London.
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Swan
Bronze, Wingspan 183cm.
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Denis
Curry studied architecture at Durham University
before his service in N Africa and Italy in
WW2. He studied Fine Art as a graduate and
Post-graduate (Slade School) (1947 -51) winning
numerous prizes in both sculpture and painting.
This was a distinguished Slade period with
William Coldstream, Henry Moore, Stanley Spencer
and Reg Butler amongst his teachers. At the
Slade, Curry began his research towards a
man-powered flying machine which are on-going.
(humanpoweredwing.co.uk).
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After
working as Gerrard’s
assistant on numerous
large public sculptures,
then teaching in
London, Curry became
Head of Sculpture
at Exeter College
of Art and subsequently
Head of Foundation
at Bristol.
"Although Denis
Curry’s art
is rooted in the
study of animals
it is wide ranging,
encompassing and
becoming a part
of that long tradition
of the relationship
of Man and Animal.
He is particularly
interested in animal
flight, embracing
both its history
and contemporary
scientific analysis.
In his paintings
and sculpture there
is also a quality
of brilliance. I
do not mean simply
the use of light
and shade, of sunlight,
nor the sensitivity
to the structural
use of light playing
on the bronze, nor
the expertise of
a skilled craftsman,
although there is
all that too. It
is more than that,
as if the life of
the animal emanates
from within the
work itself, permeating
our experience of
looking."
Alistair
Crawford.
Research Professor School of
Art University of Wales Aberystwyth |
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