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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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