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There's a moment just before a gesture disappears that Michael James Talbot has spent his career learning to hold. The London-based sculptor works in bronze, building intricate figurative works from live models that capture the fragile and the fleeting. | | | | |
| | Q: How would you describe your style? A: My work is concerned...with elegance, gesture, and presence. I work in bronze, and I think of the sculptures as feminine in the oldest sense of the word—not as subject matter alone, but as a quality of balance, vulnerability, and strength. | | | | Q: What drew you to your material? A: I’m drawn to bronze for its ability to carry time. When we look at ancient bronzes, what connects us to them isn’t history or distance, but an immediate sense of shared humanity. They feel present, not past. | | | | | | | Q: What's your process? A: Sometimes I begin with rough sketches, but they are never intended as fixed designs... At other times, I move straight into the clay, particularly when working with the live model. Once the model is present, the clay can take on a life of its own. It becomes responsive, instinctive, and immediate. | | | | | | |
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