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Romany Mark Bruce
Born in Ireland 1960, Romany came to England in 1978 to study law. After living in Dallas, Texas, he settled in London, moving to Brighton in 1989.
Romany developed an interest in photography, in particular photographing modern building, and quite by chance was given the opportunity to try his hand at sculpting. He had his first exhibition in the Brighton Festival in 1992
His sculptures, modelled in clay, and cast in bronze or cold-cast bronze resin have ranged from statuesque indoor torsos to heroic outdoor landmarks and mainly inspired by the human form. In later years he developed his style to deconstruct the human form, including the use of shattered windscreen glass to explore the space and light around the form. He started exhibiting his work in the Brighton Festival and success led him to give up a career as a solicitor.
His sculptures have been acquired by collectors worldwide, from countries including the USA, Australia, Hong Kong and the Middle East, and all over Europe.
In 2002 Romany started to paint, and had his first solo exhibition six months later, the first sale being to a visitor from Colorado in the USA. Again his paintings have been sought by collectors all over the world
- Charity Work
Romany has for many devoted much of his time to fund raising for HIV charities and is a Trustee of the Sussex Beacon, HIV/Aids Care Centre in Brighton.
- Public Commission
In September 2007, Romany was selected by public ballot, to be commissioned to create a memorial to those who have died and those whose lives have been affected by HIV and Aids. Romanys concept sees a modern landmark sculpture as the centrepiece of a memorial site, which would be a place of reflection and remembrance. The proposed location is New Steine Gardens in the heart of in Kemptown in Brighton, East Sussex.
Lib Dem councillor Paul Elgood said: When we opened the voting, we said we wanted a public debate on the issue, and we certainly got that! It has been an exciting process and we believe that Romany Mark Bruces design will provide the basis for the project to move to the commissioning stage. There is considerable development work still to be done as we were only choosing a concept design at this stage. We would like to thank all three proposers for their ideas and creative thinking. There is no doubt that this project has captured the communitys imagination and I think were on track to produce something very special.
The planning application for the memorial has been submitted to the council, and Romany hopes to start work on his sculpture very soon |
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