Biography
Canadian sculptor Sarah McLeod speaks volumes through the fragile forms of urban wildlife. Cast in bronze, these shy natures arrested in a moment of time allow us to study their overlooked presence.
The realism offered asks us insistently to notice and bond with others.
Working closely with Atelier du Bronze the sculptures are cast in bronze and finished in colored patinas applied by hand.
As a Canadian sculptor, McLeod is influenced by Marc-Andre J. Fortier, Joe Fafard, Paryse Martin as well as Italian sculptor Willy Verginer.
McLeod has a deep interest in anatomy and works tirelessly with structure.
Growing up in British Columbia instilled within her an enduring interest in wildlife. Her early careers in goldsmithing and the dental industry creating gold and ceramic crowns, give her the ability to focus on minute and precise details.
“What is the artist trying to achieve? Did they succeed? Was it worth doing?”
Henry James
Artist Statement
These sculptures in bronze vivify the commonplace animals that inhabit our streets. The animals we pass by every day until we don’t even see them.
A stirring interaction between species imparts knowledge of how we are alike. We are exposed as only one segment of the animal kingdom.
Using a combination of photographs and innumerable hours studying wildlife and their anatomy I block out the sculpture in clay. Working for weeks and even months I refine the clay, capturing the sense beyond anatomical correctness. At last, the animals obtain a sensitivity. The extensive bronze casting process is then undertaken by Atelier Du Bronze where over the course of three months the sculptures are cast, polished and patinated.
Work Samples
Gallery Representation
Galerie Le Salon Art Club
1060 Laurier Avenue West
Montreal, QC
Canada
H2V 2K8
https://www.salonartclub.com
L’Autre Iris Art Gallery
53 Rue St Jean Baptiste
Baie-Saint-Paul, QC
Canada
G3Z 1M3
https://www.galerieiris.com
The Foundry
Atelier Du Bronze d’Inverness
1905 Dublin Inverness
QC, Canada
G0S 1K0
https://www.atelierdubronze.com/
Contact Info
https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaemcleod/
https://www.sarahmaemcleod.com/
sarahmaemcleod@gmail.com
