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mother and child
In his figurative and abstract, bronze and stone sculpture, Laurence Broderick
draws inspiration from the female figure and wildlife, in particular the
otter and endangered species. When learning of the plight of turtles, polar
bears, rhinos and elephants due to man's abuse, it had a profound and emotive
effect on expressing his art.
Childhood influence from pebbles and bones with their subtle shapes and curves is at once apparent in the artist's stonecarving. His skill lends his work vitality, tactility and movement, emphasized by simplified forms, subtle curves, flowing lines and smooth surfaces, often contrasted by small areas of rough texture.
Bullring Birmingham Commission
The scale of work ranges from small bronze maquettes up to very large outdoor
sculpture of monumental proportions. He also specialises in commissioned
portrait heads in bronze of adults and children. (see 'casting' and 'portraits')
Born in Bristol, 1935, Laurence Broderick studied sculpture under Geoffrey Deeley at the Regent Street Polytechnic, and Sidney Harpley and Keith Godwin at the Hammersmith School of Art, London. He divides his time between studios on the Isle of Skye and Cambridgeshire.
He was awarded Associate Membership of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts .
Laurence Broderick is predominantly a stone carver, working with many types
of stone including Ledmore, Portsoy and Purbeck Marbles, Alabaster, Polyphant
Soapstone, Hopton Wood and Ancaster Limestone. He also models in clay, plasticine,
plaster and wax for casting into bronze.
Laurence Broderick has also shown his work in successful group shows with
the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Society of British Artists,
Contemporary Portrait Society, Society of Wildlife Artists and the Royal
West of England Academy.
Commissions and collections include:
Birmingham Alliance: Hammerson, Land Securities, Henderson Global Investors
The Bull Bullring Birmingham
Chester Business Park Leaping Salmon
International Tennis Federation World Champion Trophies
International Tennis Federation Portrait of past president 'Philippe Chatrier'
Roland Garros, Paris & ITF Roehampton, London
Powergen Family of Otters Coventry
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Indian Elephant Calf 'Enchantment of the Seas'
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Goddess Athena and the Owl 'Grandeur of the Seas'
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Tortoise, Turtle & Mayan Figures 'Vision
of the Seas'
Bell's Whisky Mother and Child, Mother and Child II & The Otter Cherrybank
Gardens, Perth
Born Free Foundation Teko the Otter Brightwater Centre, Isle of Skye
Prudential Turtle London
Haddo Arts Trust Portrait of 'Lady Aberdeen' Aberdeenshire
Tigress Productions Dolphin London
Haberdashers' Aske's School St.George Elstree
All Saint's Madonna and Child Weston-Super-Mare
St Mark's St.Mark and the Lion Mansfield
Kinloch Lodge Large Playful Otter & Goddess of Water Isle of Skye
The Otter Trust Teko the Swimming Otter Earsham
Petit Papillon Polar Bear London
