Leon A. Leigh - Little Dancer en Pointe - 28 3/4" x 6 1/2" - Welded Steel

Title: Little Dancer en Pointe
Size: 28 3/4" High x 6 1/2" Wide
Medium: Welded Steel
Price: $11,000.00

Biography:	From London, England to Tehachapi, California -- via Los Angeles, his "adopted city" -- Leon Leigh is the quintessential artist. Being both mathematically and mechanically inclined, he started at a young age designing custom furniture for his family's business, and went on to become a stone mason and eventually a metal sculptor. Immigrating to America in 1986, Leigh opened a studio in Culver City and, thanks to his flair for design and spontaneity, quickly became a sought after artist by both commercial and private interests.
Artist Statement:	Leon Leigh creations originate from the fire of the imagination of both fantasy and fiction. By reducing the figure to the bare minimum, his sculptures expose the skeleton of a frail body and reveal the playfulness of a vigorous life. His work delivers a conquest of both ruin and charismatic energy. These creatures of whimsical dreamlike appearance personify the artists' existence in a world of the sublime and the surreal.
Art Education:	EXPERIENCE . 2005-Present Opened own studio in Tehachapi, California . 1993-2004 Opened own studio in Studio City, California . 1987-1992 Opened own studio in Culver City, California . 1977-1987 Opened own studio in London England, invited to join England's Guild of Master Craftsman . 1974-1976 Worked and trained with Metal Smith in London . 1972-1975 Worked and trained with Stone Mason in London EDUCATION . 1968- 1972 Studied fine arts at Leicester Art College
Awards and Achievements:	SELECTED COMMISSIONS Robert Ross Incorporated, Culver City, California Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London Claridge Hotel, London Imperial War Museum, London InterContinental Hotel, Vienna, Austria Oliver Stone, Santa Monica, California SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Ingrid Stewart, London Poch Blanco, Los Angeles The Ozzy Osbourne Family FILM David Finch, Sleeping Dog, Hollywood, California (w/credit)