Paige Bradley

Paige Bradley is an American sculptor known for representative figurative bronzes. She became well known for her sculpture technique using mixed media of bronze and illumination. Her work became well known with her public display of the Expansion (sculpture).

Bradley in the studio

Early life

Bradley was born in 1974. On her website she said, "I was drawing since I can remember, and began casting my work into bronze when I was seventeen."[1] "I was drawing a nude model when I was ten years old, and I loved it. I just always knew I wanted to be a figurative artist."[2] She studied at Pepperdine University, Florence Academy of Art, and also Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.[1]

Career

In 1995 Bradley was assistant sculptor on a monument for the Atlanta Olympic Games. In 2001 she was voted into the National Sculpture Society, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and the Salmagundi Club as a professional sculptor. By 2006, her work was featured in over a dozen galleries, and she was teaching master's workshops and being sought out for public and private commissions. By age 30, she had a strong following of international collectors.[1]

In 2001 Bradley was voted into the National Sculpture Society as a professional sculptor. In 2006 the Ballet International Foundation commissioned her to create a bronze award to be given annually at major international competitions.[3]

In 2004 Bradley created a serious of illuminated bronze sculptures and her work called Expansion was the first. Expansion depicted a nude woman's figure sitting in the lotus position with light emanating from cracks in her body.[4][5] In 2017 Bored Panda put the sculpture at number 1 on their list of "42 of the Most Amazing Sculptures in the World".[6]

Public art
  • St. Cloud Hospital Ribbon of Hope and Courage[7]

References
  1. "Biography | Paige Bradley". paigebradley.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Exploring existential Vertigo with sculptor Paige Bradley". Youtube. Youtube. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. "Dedication for Dedicated People". Ballet International. Drew Swagart Designs. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. Yoo, Alice (12 February 2015). "Stunning Cracked Light Sculpture by Paige Bradley is Now Available". My Modern Met. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. Cordrey, Katie. "Paige Bradley's Expansion Sculpture Breaks Corporal Confinement". June 19, 2011. Trend Hunter: Art and Design. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. Jaruševičiūtė, Greta (2017). "42 Of The Most Amazing Sculptures In The World". Bored Panda. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. "The Ribbon of Hope & Courage - Public Sculptures". wescover. Wescover, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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