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The sculptures of Clara DeLamater
marry the equilibrium between physical and spiritual being.
Her works have been done from live models, have gathered
together the internal force and density of her subjects.
These subjects come from imagination stemming from the
artist’s profound attachment to her roots. She gives rhythm
and volume in a strong architecture of shade and light. The
bronze and its patina intensify these rythms.
The artist was educated at the famous
Beaux-Arts de Paris under Etienne Martin and for composition
as well as stone carving under master Jacques Gestalder.
Clara has received numerous awards, among these a first
prize for young sculpture given by the Nationale des
Beaux-Arts at the Grand Palais de Paris, the first prize of
portrait Paul Louis Weiller of the Institut de France (1989)
and the prize of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1990).
She participated in exhibitions at the
Grand Palais, de Mars, Musée Despiau Wlerick and the Bismark
Foundation, Princeton NJ and Montreal Canada. She has had
numerous personnal exhibitions (30 sculptures shown) for
instance at the Galerie Eocène, Paris, Cercle des
collectionneurs, Paris, at the Conseil General des Bouches
du Rhône, Aix-en-Provence, the town hall of
Issy-les-Moulineaux, galerie Tatiana Tournemine, Paris among
others.
She has executed busts of famous
political leaders such as General de Gaulle placed in front
of a park at Issy-les-Moulineaux, president François
Mitterrand (who posed twelve times at the Elysée palace for
Clara). Clara has created monumental sculptures for the
Paris Opera (Tosca, Romeo and Juliette). She was appointed
as Artistic Counsellor for the film Camille Claudel and was
the personnal coach of Isabelle Adjani. The trophees of the
known editor Hachette and the magazine Biba have been done
by Clara for years. She also was commissioned a (2x2x1m)
monumental stone sculpture for the city of Paris for one of
its cultural centers.
Her representation of Marianne (symbol
of France) stands in Marseilles town hall, Aix-en-Provence
and other cities in the south of France. Clara continues to
work on numerous personal commissions for the collectors in
France, in the United States and Canada. She creates from
her imagination inspired by her frequent travels to Africa,
Central America, Asia.
Finally Clara also has taught
sculpture at several University in France (Parsons) and is
currently teaching at The American University of Paris. She
also accepts highly motivated students in her private studio
on the left bank of Paris.
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