Arts & Culture Magazine - January/February 2008 - (Page 39) Malcolm Robertson, Scotland < WAVE 2 ME Molcolm Robertson is an artist simultaneously living and working in Scotland and Florida. His work is conceived from a holistic point of view, being created in response to people and places. Robertson’s sculptures are eclectic in character and seek to be sympathetic in scale and context. 18 Niki de Saint Phalle, USA < LOUIS ARMSTRONG Niki de Saint Phalle was a French painter, sculptor and filmmaker. She is best known for her oversized figures which embrace contradictory qualities while celebrating modern feminism’s efforts to reconsider and revalue the woman’s body. The success of the Niki de Saint Phalle perfume line allowed the artist to fulfill a dream to create a park in northern Italy, her most ambitious work. 19 Philip Jackson, England < MOON STRUCK AND SERENISSIMA Philip Jackson is one of Britain’s leading figurative sculptors. His work is what he calls an “impressionistic rendering of the figure,” that often pays homage to historical figures or the familiar human forms occupying his own imagination. Jackson’s work can be found in numerous UK cities, as well as Argentina and Switzerland. 20 Rob Lorenson, USA < AUTUMN RHYTHM #20 Rob Lorenson is an assistant professor of art at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. His works can be found in several international cities as well as throughout the United States. Lorenson’s work reflects a formal methodology that creates a compositionally rich interplay of modernist elements. 21 Seward Johnson, USA < COMPREHENSION Seward Johnson is the past president of the International Sculpture Center of Washington, DC and created the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture. Johnson’s work is best known for his life-size bronze sculptures of people of all ages engaged in daily activities, and is intended to open up the sculptural experience to a broader audience, so that everyone can enjoy. 22 arts and culture magazine : : 39
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