Shona Lyon
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Shona Lyon is an Auckland based artist specialised in figurative and portrait sculpture. Bronze is her primary medium, though she is also adept in various other media. Lyon's sculptures are based on the principles of sacred geometry and classical sculptural techniques.
For Lyon, fine art was a calling later in life, following a successful career in business she had a yearning for change and to explore her creative side. Sculpture was her medium of choice which she embraced fully. She set out to find a mentor, to learn the craft of classical sculpture. This mentor came in the form of international sculptor, Martine Vaugel, (a Master Sculptor and two-time Rodin award winner) based in Loire Valley, France. She entered the private tutelage under Martine, this guiding foundational practice was key to developing her own style and processes. Lyon now works as a full-time sculptor, producing a range of work from small collectible sculptures through to large scale public and private commissions. Lyon's work traverses a range of subject matter- from sensuous human forms concerned with proportion and poise; to dramatic mythological subjects imbued with dualistic narratives of light and dark; to whimsical animal works that capture their unique character and disposition. Across all, Lyon masterfully manipulates her materials to achieve work that presents a careful balance of mood, tension and grace. Outside her own work, Shona Lyon also founded 'Sculpture Workshop'. This programme has the objective of passing on her love and knowledge of sculpture through workshops, courses, gallery exhibitions and by providing a huge range of sculpting products for both professional and amateurs alike. |
Figurative and portrait sculpture that presents a careful balance of mood, tension and grace. |
Shona Lyon- Nostalgia Collection- 2019- Available At Black Door Gallery
Artist Statement:
Remember when? The seven works in the Nostalgia Collection are inspired by my own childhood memories of love and play. We called it a 'romp' and it would always result in one of these cherished, happy forms of connection!
I was lucky enough to experience these times as child, and then treasured re-experiencing them as a parent. They make me smile. When I remember I feel loved, I feel happy...I belong.
Not all children growing up in New Zealand have been fortunate enough to have memories as happy as the ones depicted in my collection. In the belief that everything we do affects 'our world', I am donating part of the proceeds from all sales of Nostalgia Collection to KidsCan, in the hope that it will be used to improve the quality of life for children growing up in poverty, so that they too can experience the sheer joy of 'romps'.
Remember when? The seven works in the Nostalgia Collection are inspired by my own childhood memories of love and play. We called it a 'romp' and it would always result in one of these cherished, happy forms of connection!
I was lucky enough to experience these times as child, and then treasured re-experiencing them as a parent. They make me smile. When I remember I feel loved, I feel happy...I belong.
Not all children growing up in New Zealand have been fortunate enough to have memories as happy as the ones depicted in my collection. In the belief that everything we do affects 'our world', I am donating part of the proceeds from all sales of Nostalgia Collection to KidsCan, in the hope that it will be used to improve the quality of life for children growing up in poverty, so that they too can experience the sheer joy of 'romps'.
Shona Lyon Works Available At Black Door Gallery
Previously Exhibited Works and Commissions By Shona Lyon
