
Zita Abreu
SevilleArtistic background
I am a British artist but I live for part of the year in south of Spain, which has provided me with the oportunity to spend time in the Doñana national park which is not far from where I have a house. Here I am able to observe and photograph wildlife.I have always been interested in art but I actually have more of a scientific background. I studied a biomedical science degree and have worked as a biology teacher. The biomedical science degree gave me the oportunity to study anatomy and physiology which has helped me a lot with sculpting, anabling me to focus on movement and on making anatomically correct sculptures although I also have some more abstract scultures.
I attended sculpture classes while I was at university during the evenings which I loved and concidered giving up my degree to persue an art foundation course for which I had been offered a place but decided I should finish the biomedical science degree now that I had started it.
I continued sculpting whenever I could, making bronze sculptures along side other jobs until I was finally able to dedicate all of my time to sculpture.
I have worked with several foundries to produce my sculptures. First I make my sculptures in clay and then I prepare molds to take to the foundary to be cast into bronze. They are cast using the lost wax process which has remained little changed since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
The sculptures are limited editions of twelve, I love travelling which provides me with plenty of inspiration for sculptures.
I am currently working on sculptures inspired by my travels in South America. my grandfather was Venezuelan and I have always been interested in exploring nature and culture in South American countries.
I have also spent time in traveling in South East Asia, from which I have many photos which I will be using for future projects.
Accepts Commissions?
Yes
£2,500.00
- Ferruginous Duck
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£5,000.00
- Otter with Fish
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£7,000.00
- Red Deer Fawn
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£6,500.00
- Hare and Tortoise
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£5,000.00
- Iberian lynx Head Study
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£12,000.00
- Flamingo Lifesize
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£5,000.00
- Crested Grebes
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£18,000.00
- Peacock lifesize
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture
£9,000.00
- Kingfishers in Flight
- Zita Abreu
- Sculpture