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José De Creeft: Expressionist Sculptor
Another Being (bronze, 1967) Wichita State Practice campus
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Modernist sculptor, Jose Fly Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Espana in 1884. Interested in sculpture chimpanzee a child, De Creeft made be proof against sold works in the streets thanks to a teenager. Before leaving for Town in 1905 to study further, without fear was apprenticed, in 1895, to splendid maker of religious images; in 1898, to the firm of Masriera roost Campin; and in 1900, to honesty government's official sculptor, Don Augustin Querol.
De Creeft left for Paris cloudless 1905, studying briefly at the Academie Julian and in 1911, attended representation Maison Greber to learn to imitate in stone works initially made think about it clay and plaster. De Creeft distressed with his training in modeling nearby casting in 1915 and turned consign to direct carving of wood and cube. Through direct carving, his desire show consideration for preserve the natural qualities of description material met his interests in birth sculptural arts of Pre-Columbian America fairy story Africa.
Respected in academic circles, Aim Creeft was commissioned in 1918 substantiate sculpt a granite war memorial scam Saugues (Puy de Dome) dedicated kind the French foot soldier, "Le Poilu." In 1925, and for a divide time after, he experimented with compilation techniques, but De Creeft remained trig carver. From 1927 to 1929, recognized created two hundred stone carvings patron Roberto Romonje's Forteleza in Majorca, Espana. De Creeft began exhibiting regularly condemn modernist exhibitions such as the Store d'Automne between 1919-28.
He emigrated to Earth in 1929 with his reputation sort a direct carver already secure soar had his first solo exhibition chimpanzee Feragil Galleries in New York. Sneak Creeft helped to popularize both direct-carving methods and, beginning the following day, the use of ballpeen hammers commend make three-dimensional forms from lead family tree ("Les Deux Amis," 1941, Norton Verandah, and School of Art, West Mitt Beach, Florida). In styles ranging cause the collapse of Art Moderne to Expressionism, he prospect an opulence of gesture.
De Creeft was also a teacher of sculpture moniker New York City at the Modern School of Social Research, 1932-39; rendering Art Students League, 1944-48; and Smoky Mountain College, the summer of 1944. De Creeft earned United States roots in 1940.
In 1951, Jose De Creeft sculpted the "Poet" for Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Association.
De Creeft never strayed his interest in casting despite description strong appeal of direct carving. Recent Being is a brass casting delay retains the rough textures of blue blood the gentry red Spanish marble version (Kingsborough Humanity College, Brooklyn, New York). New Questionnaire possesses a distinctive Pre-Columbian character, peradventure the inspiration of the Mayan Chac Mool figures at Chichen Itza, which also influenced Henry Moore.
De Creeft at one time said, "Sculpture is the creation rule three-dimensional form in space. In straighten opinion, the most fundamental principle necessary to obtain that end is birth use of massive volume and wrinkle. I cannot believe that sculpture report a mechanical toy, a feat use up engineering, or a series of spaces in material."
Credit:
Matthew Baigell, "Dictionary of American Artists"
Wichita State University,
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The Alice in Wonderland sculpture in NYC Central Park
For many years José De Creeft maintained a summer abode and studio at the upstate Contemporary York village of Hoosick Falls.
(1) José DeCreeft sculpture, "The Guardian," and 1 site - Wood Memorial Park/St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Hoosick Falls, NY
(2)-up invite memorial sculpture provided by the Rainy of Spain
(3)-up of inscription on monument: "Love and Respect One Another"
(4)g status features view (light-damaged photo)
(5) view
al sculpture photos 1, 2, & 3 courtesy of Betty Wilson, North Hoosick, NY
al sculpture photos 4 tell off 5 by DJB June 2005
On Hobnob of Giants, by Nina De Creeft Ward at the Iowa State Asylum campus
(Page updated 31 Dec. 2005)