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2010
My
artistic
journey continues to evolve. I continue to be inspired and research
an innovative way of representing the horse in art. At the moment -
Sculpture which combines geometric shapes with curves . My
sculptures often symbolically represent my life's passage, as well as
portraying the horse in its own reality I
have called these sculptures Horse Block Sculpture.
2009
What I can now call a career,
began when I was given some Impruneta clay(terracotta), famous since Etruscan
times and I tried to make something with it. The result was a bas-relief depicting
a wild horse. I continued to ‘play’ with
clay and made more adventurous pieces learning by trial and error. My objective
was to make sculpture of harmonious shape and a pleasure to the eye. I wanted
to create beautiful horses with fine legs but I found that it was technically
impossible to do. One day I broke the horse’s legs, head and neck of one
of my fired pieces and mounted what was left on an old piece of stone. This
image enlightened me and I worked on creating this type of sculpture where only
a part of the horse’s legs were portrayed. These sculptures were mounted on old
stone, brick and wood found in the Tuscan countryside. For me these new works
captured images of my memory - what I
would remember from one glace - so if part of a leg was not portrayed it did
not seem necessary. From here my work
developed. The bases of stone, old brick and wood became rigorous blocks in clay. Developing on
my previous works together with new ideas, the blocks and horses naturally merged
together, first in height, then in length. These shapes developed into what I
call ‘Horse Block Sculpture’ I continue
to research shape and form spending time sketching and developing new ideas. I am
working on compiling a book of my sketches ‘Sketches to Sculpture’

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2008
I continue
to work and adventure into the world of sculpture, developing new
shapes and fusing horses,
blocks and spheres to create what I have
named Horse Block Sculptures. I am
honoured to have been given full membership with the American Academy
of Equine Art.
www.aaea.net/default.htm
www.aaea.net/galleries/leyland/default.htm
I will be showing a sculpture for the
first time at the AAEA Gallery, in the
Kentucky Horse Park during the Rolex Three-Day Event in
April.
2009 marks ten years
of collaboration with the Tornabuoni Art
Gallery, Florence, Italy. www.galleriatornabuoni.com
To celebrate this we are planning an exhibition in November.
The Cambridge Art
Gallery, Santa Monica, California now holds
my work and represents me in the USA.
www.cambridgeartgallery.com
I continue to work
with Alan Kluckow Fine Art, London,
through which gallery I have been entrusted by Lloyds TSB to make
sculptures which will be on show before and during the London 2012
Equestrian Olympic Games. www.kluckow.com/artists.html
As I love colour I am also
working on what I call Tuscan Panels. The colours of Tuscany. Colours inspired by
its villas, walls and countryside where I make and add small bas
reliefs. I have met many
wonderful people in the past years. People
who have given me encouragement and believed in me
my work so thank you all very much.
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| I feel fortunate that my love of
horses and art have come together as a natural comb-ination. My visual memory and
many years of observation are vital when sculpting my horses. Moulded in the
clay are my emotions and love as well as knowledge of anatomy and horse
psychology. I also feel very fortunate to do
something I love doing and I hope I am able to give joy to those who come across my
work. |
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Susan Leyland
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