Carol Peace

Born Knarborough, 1970. Carol lives and works in London. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in sculpture from the Winchester School of Art. In 1994 she won first prize in Sculpture at the Art Show in London. She has numerous exhibitions, mostly in Bristol and London and can already look back on a solid achievement. Last year she completed the "Drawing Year" at the renowned Prince Charles Drawing School.

With her sculptures and drawings she pushes forward to the very core of modern life. Her works tell of the relationship between people - of closeness and distance, of being together while simultaneously being apart from one another, of intimacy and loss and, of support and friendship.

Her bronzes have a common focus: How do people express themselves in order to find their way in the present-day world? How do they deal with the difficult task? Where exactly do they stand in life? And how does the world react?

Carol likes to experiment with different materials. For the most part, she combines resin with the bronze. This in turn renders her sculptures warmer and lighter and has become the trademark of this British artist. She uses clay as if she were making a drawing. Every line is clearly defined and the bigger the sculpture, the speedier the lines are worked out. "During this phase I am highly concentrated and totally lost in my thoughts. When disturbed, it seems as if I am waking from a sweet dream."