- Blake (sculptor)
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Blake is a contemporary sculptor with a studio in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Blake with male torso in white Carrara marble
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Biography
The artist Blake was born Blake William Ward in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada on June 3, 1956 and raised in Edmonton. He received an Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Alberta in 1979. In 1985, he moved to Paris to study figurative sculpture. In 1991, Blake moved to Monaco and opened the Monte-Carlo studio.
Art and Method
Blake works in clay to produce bronze and marble sculpture that are cast or carved in Italy. There are over 80 different Blake sculptures that are categorized into one of three thematic groups. Traditional Figurative Blake sculpture explores notions of idealized beauty. The Fragments series of dis-figurative work is dedicated to the survivors of landmines, and the Re-Think collection is dedicated to the promotion of human rights.
Solo exhibitions
Year Exhibition 2011 Blake Sculpture, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada 2011 Blake Sculpture, Winspear Center, Edmonton AB, Canada 2011 Fragments, Collectors Contemporary Gallery, Singapore 2011 Blake Sculpture, Lougheed House, Calgary AB, Canada 2011 Blake Sculpture, Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon SK, Canada 2011 Fragments, Bui Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam 2010 Fragments, Meta House, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2010 Fragments, Hotel de la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia 2010 Fragments, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada 2010 Burning Buddha, Video Installation, Meta House, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2009 Re-Think, DLC Fine Art, New York, NY, USA 2009 The Figure, Rouge Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, Canada 2008 The Figure, Crystal Gallery, Fairmont Monte-Carlo, Monaco 2008 Fragments, Saint Ethelburga's, London, UK 2008 Fragments, Chelsea Arts Tower, New York, NY, USA 2008 Fragments, Canada House Gallery, London, UK 2007 Fragments, La Galleria, London, UK 2007 Fragments, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, UK 2007 Fragments, Cinema Verite, Monte-Carlo, Monaco 2007 Fragments, The Smithfield Gallery, London, UK 2007 Fragments, Haberdasher's Hall, London, UK 2003 The Spirit and the Figure, Banque Gothard, Monte-Carlo, Monaco Group exhibitions
Year Exhibition 2011 Peace, Love & Grooviness, Kehrig Fine Art, Seborga, Italy 2010 Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2010 Ann Arbor Street Fair, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 2010 SOFA Santa Fe, Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA 2010 Monaco Art 2010, Monte-Carlo, Monaco 2009 Une Celebration de l'Arte Canadienne, Domaine du Grand Cros, Carnoules, France 2009 New Motions of the Figure, ICO Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2009 Nude 2009, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, USA 2008 Pointe Art, GAM Gallery, Monte-Carlo, Monaco 2008 Weatherburn Gallery, Naples, FL, USA 2002 Adam and Eve, Hotel de Paris, Monte-Carlo, Monaco 1996 The Portrait, Museum of Menton, Menton, France 1994 Skulpturenpark, Herzogin Diane Altshausen, Württemberg, Germany 1993 Galerie du Ruisseau, Paris, France 1993 Marie Ferrer Gallery, Winter Park, Florida, USA 1993 Festival Des Arts, Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, France 1992 Monaco Fine Arts, Monte-Carlo, Monaco 1989 Le Genie De La Bastille, Paris, France 1979 Graduation Exhibition, University of Alberta Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada 1975 The Canadian Arctic, Arctic Art Gallery, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada Public Installations
Year Installation 2011 The Vestige, Jardin Exotique, Monaco 2008 Apple P-40, United Nations Association-USA, New York, NY, USA 2006 Virgin Mary, Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University, Saigon, Vietnam 2005 Faust, Grimaldi Forum, L' Association des Amis de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo 2005 Breast Plate, Monte-Carlo Casino, Monaco 2000 L'Eveil, PLace Du Moulins, Monte-Carlo, Monaco 1998 The Messenger, Fontvieille, Monaco 1995 1989: Emerging Continents, Fontvieille, Monaco 1995 The Bather, Monaco Heliport, Fontvieille, Monaco 1994 Les Atlantes, Fontvieille, Monaco External links
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