Clement Meadmore (9 February 1929 – 19 April 2005) was an Australian-American furniture designer and sculptor known for massive outdoor steel sculptures.
Biography Born Clement Lyon Meadmore in Melbourne, Australia in 1929, Clement Meadmore studied aeronautical engineering and then industrial design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. After graduating in 1949, Meadmore designed furniture for several years and, in the 1950s, created his first welded sculptures. He had several one-man exhibits of his sculptures in Melbourne and Sydney between 1954 and 1962. In 1963, Meadmore moved to New York City. Later, he became an American citizen.
Meadmore used COR-TEN steel, aluminium, and occasionally bronze to create colossal outdoor sculptures which combine the elements of abstract expressionism and minimalism.Eric Gibson, The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore, Hudson Hills Press, 1994
Earlier in his career he worked as a furniture designer, of which his DC601A chair is a well known example.
He was an avid amateur drummer and jazz lover who held jam sessions in his home. His fondness for jazz is reflected in the names of several of his works, including "Riff" (1996), "Round Midnight" (1996), "Stormy Weather" (1997), "Night and Day" (1979) and "Perdido" (1978).
Meadmore's sculptures are held by museums, corporate headquarters, and schools internationally. His work has been exhibited in a number of galleries, including the Anita Shapolsky Gallery in New York City, the Columbus Gallery of Fine Art in Ohio, and the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery in Iowa.
He authored How to Make Furniture Without Tools (1975) and The Modern Chair: Classic Designs by Thonet, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eames and Others (1997). His work and career were catalogued in The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore (1994) by Eric Gibson.
Death Meadmore died at age 76 in Manhattan from complications of Parkinson's disease."Clement Meadmore, Sculptor in Metal, Is Dead at 76." The New York Times, 21 April 2005.
Publications Books by Meadmore How to Make Furniture Without Tools (Pantheon, 1975) () The Modern Chair: Classic Designs by Thonet, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eames and Others (Dover, 1997) ()
Books about Meadmore The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore by Eric Gibson (Hudson Hills, 1994) ()
Sculptures in public collections and public spaces
Australia Australian Capital Territory Virginia, 1970, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Victoria Awakening, 1968, AMP Society, Melbourne Dervish, 1981, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne Paraphernalia, 1999, McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Melbourne New South Wales Silence, 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Thunder, 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Double Up, 1970, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Flippant Flurry, 1977, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Hereabout, 1971/2001, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle Western Australia Between 1979–1980, 1981, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth Queensland Offshoot, 1982, Queensland Government, Brisbane
United States California Bent, 1966, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach Up Ended, 1969, University of California Art Museum, Santa Barbara District of Columbia Riding High, 1977, Gallaudet College, Washington Florida Trans, 1972, Performance Asset Management, West Palm Beach Northbridge Center, West Palm Beach Illinois Spiral, 1971, Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, University Park Iowa Sophisticated Lady, 1977, Figge Art Museum, Davenport Kentucky Fling, 1971, Speed Art Museum, Louisville Kansas Always, 1992, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park Louisiana Out of There, 1974, Hale Boggs Federal Building Plaza, New Orleans Flippant Flurry, 1977, Mrs. P. Roussel Norman, New Orleans Massachusetts Upsurge, 1989, Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College, Wellesley Michigan Hob Nob, 1992, University of Michigan, North Campus, Ann ArborUniversity of Michigan Upcast, 1985, Southfield Rd & Maple Rd, Birmingham Virginia, 1970, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Split Ring, 1969, Woodland Mall, Grand Rapids However, 1998, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City New Hampshire Dervish, 1972, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester Perdido, 1978, Dartmouth College, Hanover New Jersey Offshoot, 1982, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Upstart 2, 1973, Entrance to the Engineering Quadrangle, Princeton University, Princeton New York Verge, 1970, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection, AlbanyNew York State Office of General Services – Art Collection Turn Out, 1967, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection, Albany Wingspread, 1999, 400 Chambers Street, Manhattan Curl, 1968, Columbia University, New York Swing, 1969, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York Wave, 1969, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York Three Up, 1977, White Plains Courthouse, White Plains Untitled, 1971, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville Ohio Open End, 1984, St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati Branching Out, 1981, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Out of There, 1974, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Extent, 1981, Pyramid Sculpture Park, Hamilton Clench, 1979, 34555 Chagrin Boulevard, Moreland Hills Switchback, 1980, 811 Madison, Toledo Upbeat, 1984, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown Oregon Split Ring, 1969, Portland Art Museum, Portland Pennsylvania Up and Away, 1977, PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh Hence, 1977, Hartwood Acres Park, Pittsburgh Cross Current, 1980, Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia Texas Upbeat, 1984, the Colonnade, Dallas Split Level, 1971, University of Houston, HoustonUniversity of Houston Art Collection Vermont Around and About, 1971, Middlebury College, MiddleburyMiddlebury.edu Virginia Lake Fairfax Business Center, Reston Wisconsin Double Up, 1970, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee Upstart I, 1967, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee
International Canada Upstart II, 1970, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario Japan Crescendo, 1989, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan Mexico Janus, 1968, Ruta de la Amistad, Mexico City, Mexico Taiwan Portal, 1995, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
References
External links
Clement Meadmore official website