Clement Meadmore (1929-2005) was an Australian-American artist, sculptor, and furniture designer. He was born on February 9, 1929, in Melbourne, Australia. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1951.
Meadmore began his career as a designer, working for a Melbourne-based furniture manufacturer. In 1953, he moved to Sydney and started his own design studio, which produced innovative furniture designs. His work was soon recognized for its modernist approach and he gained a reputation as one of Australia's leading furniture designers.
In 1963, Meadmore moved to New York City to pursue a career in sculpture. His early works were inspired by the minimalism and abstractionism of the time. He quickly gained recognition for his large-scale outdoor sculptures, which often featured geometric shapes and bold lines.
One of Meadmore's most famous works is the massive steel
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sculpture "Upstart II," which stands at the entrance of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Other notable sculptures include "Blade," located at the University of Houston in Texas, and "The Curl," located in front of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center.
Throughout his career, Meadmore was also a prolific furniture designer, creating chairs, tables, and other pieces with clean, modern lines. His furniture designs were featured in several museum exhibitions, including a retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1999.
Meadmore was a member of the American Abstract Artists group and the International Sculpture Center. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1966 and an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1995.
Clement Meadmore passed away on April 19, 2005, in New York City, at the age of 76. His legacy lives on through his sculptures and furniture designs, which continue to inspire and captivate art lovers around the world.
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