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PAIGE BRADLEY
American
When Paige Bradley was only nine years
old, she knew she wanted to sculpt the human figure. Born in Carmel, California
she found much inspiration in her own physical strength and in the beauty
that surrounded her. Immersed in nature and art, Paige Bradley‘s
fascination with the human figure began early in her life. Art classes
were just as important to her as basic education classes.
Educated at Pepperdine University,
Paige Bradley spent one year in Florence, Italy. During her European travels
she was inspired by the Great Masters, however Michelangelo consumed her.
She drew inspiration from nearly all of his sculptures, studied his drawings,
and realized his own passions for the human form.
Upon returning to the United States,
Paige Bradley began an intense three year apprenticeship with world famous
sculptor, Richard MacDonald. During her apprenticeship she worked side
by side with Richard MacDonald on many wonderful sculptures such as the
grand monument for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Paige Bradley went on to continue
her education at the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; The
alma matter of Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, and Robert Henri. Within a
year, she won the oldest and most coveted sculpture award in the school‘s
history, and was invited to be one of eighteen participants in the National
Sculpture Society‘s, “Young Sculptors Competition.”
Her work is permanently housed in the American Museum in Philadelphia.
Critics say that her work shows the spirit, the passion, and the sensitivity
which are the elements of true greatness.
The poise and grace of the female
figure captured by Paige Bradley‘s sculptures truly shows talent
beyond her years. She renders in bronze beautiful forms that seem as if
they could come to life at any moment. Every detail of her exquisite pieces
are skillfully and meticulously sculpted and beautifully finished. This
has been recently recognized by The National Sculpture Society in New
York, when she was elected by their members as a Professional Sculptor
Member.

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