Curriculum
Vitae
Keith
Anthony Mellard -
Fine Art Sculptor
Born:-
Sheffield
Schools:-
Sheffield City Grammar School.
Thornes House Grammar School, Wakefield.
Further
education:-
No.1 School of Technical Training, R.A.F Halton.
Doncaster Technical College.
University of York.
Aberdeen College.
Qualifications:-
O.N.C.
Mech. and Elec. engineering.(1960)
B.A. (Hons).(1990) University of York.
H.N.C. fine art.
H.N.D. fine art.
Trade
work:-
Tool Room Fitter.
Design Draughtsman.
Self
employment
Furniture designer, maker and woodcarver. Work shown at the
Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate.
Art and sculpture studies and practice, which continue.
Live:-
Aberdeen for 20 years.
Religion:-
As
a member of the Bahá'í Faith, I try to walk the spiritual
path with practical feet.
Exhibitions
:-
Lost Gallery, Strathdon,
where my work is on show and for sale.
ArtAboyne,
I was invited to exhibit at the Victory Hall, Aboyne, 11
July to 4 Aug 2009.
Aberdeen Artists Society,
annual exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery:- 2009, 2008, and
2007. Both works submitted were selected each time
Visual Arts Scotland,
Sculpture selected for Visual Art Scotland exhibition,
Royal Scottish Academy, The Mound, Edinburgh, 20 February
to 18 March 2010.
Public
Works
Ruthrieston Residents Association
24th October 2008.
The Ruthrieston Stone, a standing stone with Pictish
figures, for Ruthrieston Residents Association. The
sculpture was unveiled by Lord Provost Peter Stephen of
Aberdeen on 24th October 2008. The piece is in the pocket
park adjacent to South Anderson Drive, which obtained a
Merit in the Beautiful Scotland Neighbourhood Awards. The
work was done in consultation with the Chairman, Gregor
McAbery, and association members. Photographs included.
Woodend
Hospital.
10th June 2009.
My sculpture, ‘Form I’, installed and unveiled by Professor
Krukowski in the Professor Lockhart Memorial Garden,
Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen. Photographs included.
The
Northfield Cairn Project.
August-December 2009.
I was involved with the community consultation, design of 4
stones to mark compass points, (North, South, East and West
with Gaelic equivalents), and art work to mark local and
historical activities in the directions indicated. This
included tuition in simple incised carving to Excel
schoolchildren and some adults from the district. These
stones are each 2 metres by 400 mms by 200 mms. The work
was done for Whitespace, Frederick Street, Aberdeen, and
led by Ms. Lindsay Dawson, Community Arts Officer (North),
Neighbourhood Services (Central), tel: 01224 523661, fax:
01224 523666. . Photographs included.
Manor
Park
2009 I am involved with the design of the Manor Park
sculpture project.
Materials
Alabaster,
Cararra marble, Sicilian marble, Ancaster stone, Cadeby
stone, Hoptonwood stone, Portland stone, Caithness stone,
Moray (Clashach) and Yorkshire sandstone.
Steel and Ferro-concrete
Why
Sculpture?
To quote a hero, Barbara Hepworth “... ... to give shape to
feelings”.
To try to say some things I think need saying.
To solve the problems any piece of stone offers. They’re
often opportunities for the evolution of a piece.
It is material music with a profound rhythm, it satisfies.
Sometimes the material tells me what to do, sometimes my
idea becomes the material. The best times are when the
material informs the idea and all is rhythm and music.