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Kameron - Egyptian Art and Sculpture
ameron's works are mostly sculptures both in the round or relief carving.
His speciality is the reproduction of ancient Egyptian sculpture.
His work was exhibited extensively in Brisbane with displays in the
state museum, and in conjunction with a spectacular production of
the opera Aida. His story and his work was shown on Australian television,
and his hand made sculptures sold across Australia, and to overseas
destinations such as New York, London, Iceland, India and Switzerland.
Many of them are used as decorator items for interior design (Objects
D'art) or as whole feature walls. The strength of his commercial work
stems from the ancient realism that he gives his pieces. You can view
some of his reliefs
and sculptures
here.
ameron grew up on a farm an hour and a half south of Brisbane, Australia.
The mountains of the Great Dividing Range were always in view and
particularly close was a mountain known as the sleeping Assyrian
- a colossal figure of a man gazing skyward as he lay on his back.
He developed a very close affinity with the land studying the many
rocks and fossils that he discovered on his expeditions.
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it was when Kameron's father brought home a large book that was
filled with many different ancient cultures that he fell in love
with Egypt. As a child, Kameron tried to emulate the past by carving
images into the stones and forming clay figurines. As a teenager
he was Pharaoh, high priest and artisan whenever he visited his
grandparents remote property. This was his imaginary empire and
at this most special and sacred place he really learnt to carve.
Small sandstone cliffs were transformed to become the home of larger
than life sized Pharaonic heads, small pyramids were constructed
for his royal pets while non royal pets were merely given a small
sealed underground chamber. Artworks were created exclusively for
burial and accompanied the many mummified fish and birds as well
as un-mummified cats and dogs. It was an unconventional subconscious
learning experience. He never thought he would take it further than
the fields, but now it is a full time occupation which sees his
work going all over the world, even making pieces of authentic "museum
quality" reproductions for Warner Brothers film sets.
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the art of sculpture Kameron is self-taught. Over the years, he
has created a range of realistic ancient sculptures with an attention
to detail that makes the work look as though you have just unearthed
it from an archaeological site … and that is the difference. Some
of the world's leading archaeologists have viewed Kameron's work
with interest comparing it favourably with the artists that lived
in Egypt's ancient capital of Thebes. He has also had the privilege
to restore some antiquities matching form and colours exactly to
suit, such as a relief sculpture from the tomb of King Seti the
first. It was actually a cast made by notorious adventurer Giovani
Belzoni for an exhibition in London in the 19th century to show
the world for the first time the distinctive style that is Egyptian
art.
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Kameron is not recreating the past it is the future that he delves
into where fantasy worlds are born in his imagination and his dreams.
They come to life in drawings, paintings, and sculpture with its
own mythology and symbolism.
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hope you can enjoy the work and thank you for your interest.
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