Quentin Clemence
Born in Glastonbury, England in 1956, Clemence was brought up in London, studied fine art at Goldsmiths’ College, with a special interest in performance art and installations. He moved to Ireland and then
to southern Europe working for many years with a small circus and as a puppeteer. Since 1986 he has lived and worked in a steep valley at the base of the mountain of Montserrat near Barcelona.
In 2002 he was awarded the Sabastia Guasch prize (FAD, Barcelona) for his contribution to the opera Lucrecia Borja by Carlos Santos for the inauguration of the Teatre Lluire in Barcelona.
In the summer of 2002 he exhibited his automata in the Caixa Forum Museum as part of the 20th anniversary of the art gallery Sala Montcada .The same summer he was invited to exhibit for the inauguration of the surrealism exhibition in the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Museum in Dusseldorf.
In 2002 facing increasing demand for his work he put aside performance and puppetry to dedicate more time to sculpture.
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Animals and Birds
Mermaid & Birds by Quentin Clemence
£10,800 inc VATMermaid & Birds by Quentin Clemence, Bronze
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Abstract
The Cat & The Fiddle by Quentin Clemence
£14,400 inc VATThe Cat & The Fiddle by Quentin Clemence, Bronze
Bronze sculpture of a large cat playing the fiddle. The cat has closed eyes and a happy expression
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Contemporary
Madonna and Child by Quentin Clemence
£19,128 inc VATMadonna and Child by Quentin Clemence, Copper
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Classical Mythology
Diana the Huntress by Quentin Clemence
£14,640 inc VATDiana the Huntress by Quentin Clemence, Copper