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Marian Fountain

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Marian Fountain

17 rue de Sambre et Meuse
PARIS

75010

Paris, France

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About this designer / maker

Biography

I work constantly and alternately between sculpture and medals, because sculpture is concerned with form, whereas a medal lends itself to a more narrative duality, whereby one can hone in to the microcosm, as though looking through a microscope, to find out about the nature of something . There, one can attain a more contemplative situation, the ‘two sides to the coin’, the yin-yang, the positive and the negative. The fact that it is held in the hand, and is usually presented as a gift, makes it a wonderful opportunity to express succinctly many various and intimate things, which a gift or prize inherently requires. Both sculpture and medal art have rich traditions in a plethora of cultures as a source of reference and inspiration for our contemporary situation of exchange. Medal art in particular has recorded particular incidents of cultural and economic connexions for millennia. In commissioned work especially I feel that the client and I work together to project this concept into the future, by bringing about an object which will last.

Price Guide

Works of art commissions from £1000

Works of art stock items from £80 to £250

Specialist Techniques

Bronze casting and lost wax Struck medals Various finishes – patination, gold leaf, gold or silver plate

Training College

1979-82 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Design Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, NZ 1985-86 Scuola della Medaglia, Rome Mint, Italy

Current Exhibition

My main outlet is my studio here in Paris (see above) with a large exhibition space where works are permanently on exhibition.
Judith Anderson Gallery 1st Floor 28 Lorne St Auckland New Zealand T: +64 (09) 308 9855 E: jagallery@xtra.co.nz W: www.judith-anderson-gallery.co.nz
Chantal Elshout Tempera Gallery Coudenberg 74 1000 Brussels T: 32 2 513 96 04 E: info@galerie tempera.com W: www.galerietempera.com

Exhibitions

1984
New Vision Gallery, Auckland: ‘The New Bronze Age’
1986
Galeria Schneider, Rome
KROK-O-DIL Gallery, London
Gallery Marilyn Morris Fine Art, Washington DC, USA
1988
Aberhart North Gallery, Auckland, NZ
1989
CSA Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
1990
Museo Archeologico e Numismatico, Milano
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. Medal cabinet
1993
‘Metamorphosis’, NZ Embassy, Paris
Furstenberg Gallery, St Germain-dès-Près, Paris
1994
‘Soirée Métamorphosante’, La Villette, Paris
Limehouse Gallery, London
1995
‘Muse and Mother’, York Museum
Aberhart North Gallery, Auckland, NZ
1996
‘Le Lys’ Gallery, Ile Saint Louis, Paris
1997
Château de Châtelperron, Franc
'Life Forms’, Simmons Gallery, London
NZ Embassy, London
1998
Château de Châtelperron, France
1999
‘Laboratoire Vital’, Galerie W, Montmartre, Paris
‘Familly Tree’, Château de Châtelperron, France
2001
‘Retour aux Sources’, Hôtel Millennium, Paris
‘Retour aux Sources’, Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland
2003
‘The Earth Remembers’, Anzac Day,Le Quesnoy, France

Publications

- Work Published in British Museum magazine: The Medal - Contribution to the magasine ‘Be Creative’ (explaining techniques) Catalogues - For exhibition at Galeria Scneider, Rome 1986 - Museo Archeologico e Numismatico, Milan 1990 - ‘Muse and Mother’, York Museum 1995 - ‘Life Forms’ Simmons Gallery, London 1997 - ‘Retour aux Sources’, exhibition ponsored by Air NZ, 2000

Public Collections

Coins and Medals Dept, British Museum Auckland Museum, NZ Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC York Museum Private Collectors : Bernard Mouscadet, Frances Dinely, Giancarlo Lodigiani

Awards

1981
Crown Crystal Award, for design of crystal goblets

1984
Elizabeth II Arts Council Major Travel Grant

1990
Artists Residency,National Gallery of Modern Art,
Edinburgh, Scotland

1990
‘Prix de Sculpture’ First Prize, French Mint

1993
Lipworth Committee 1993 Sculpture Priz