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February Issue 2005
The Sylvan Gallery in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Sculptors Tim Cherry and Richard Loffler
The Sylvan Gallery in Charleston, SC, is pleased to present the wildlife bronzes of Tim Cherry and Richard Loffler in Feb. 2005 to coincide with the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, held in locations throughout downtown Charleston.
Tim Cherry was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and grew up in Nelson in British Columbia. At age 15, he became a wrangler and cook with an outfitter who led fishing and hunting trips into the wilderness. Over the next fifteen years, he continued this firsthand study of animals, (specializing in moose and bear hunting), in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Escaping into the wilds was then, and still is, a spiritual experience for Cherry.
For three years Cherry worked with and learned animal anatomy and modeling animals' musculature from Forest Hart, noted taxidermist and mannequin sculptor. He later worked in the studios of well known sculptors Dan Ostermiller and Fritz White.
Cherry produces
sculptures that attract the viewer's eye and the hand. In a profile
in Art Of The West, Cherry said, "Animals have personalities
that make me smile and that is what I try to convey through my
work." His style had evolved from the realism of taxidermy
to the simplified shapes and curvilinear forms he is recognized
for today. "Capturing the grace and elegance of my subjects
is my primary goal." The smooth finish on Cherry's work is
very labor-intensive, requiring hours of polishing and the work
pays off creating stylized sculptures that are real and whimsical
at the same time.
Cherry is a member of the Society of Animal Artists, National
Sculpture Society and the National Sculptors Guild. He received
the James Earle Fraser Sculpture Award at the Prix de West
Invitational and a Bronze Medal from the National Sculpture
Society. Cherry has shown in numerous prestigious shows throughout
the US and Canada including the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum. He received a commission to create a monumental
running grizzly bear titled Mountain Run to be displayed in Salt
Lake City.
Richard Loffler grew up on the Saskatchewan prairie. His passion for wildlife art developed in his childhood. Time with farm relatives as well as camping, hunting and fishing trips led to a love of animals. Loffler has always enjoyed being close to animals, with a curiosity and admiration. He works on location from life to capture the true essence of the animals.
"Working
from life affords me controlled confidence. My approach is traditional
with impressionistic flavor." Capturing the character of
animals, their instinctive gestures, is Loffler's goal. In his
approach, he carries this through to the finished product by chasing
the metals and overseeing the patinas and completed works.
A member of the Society of Animal Artists and the National Sculpture
Society, Loffler shows with the Western Visions Miniature Show
at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Wyoming. He has received
the Robert Lougheed Memorial Award at the Prix de West
and exhibited at the Gilcrease Museum of Art in Tulsa, OK.
The Sylvan Gallery focuses on 20th and 21st century representational art. The gallery is one of the few in Charleston to represent multiple sculptors.
For further
information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the
gallery at 843/722-2172, e-mail at (j_sylvan@msn.com) or at (www.thesylvangallery.com).
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