Robert Fogell initially trained in sculpture conservation under the artist and conservator Paul Giudici. Fogell’s original focus was on classical and modern stone. He carried out restoration work for private and public collections, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, English Heritage, and the National Trust.
Having gained a teaching certificate at Warwick University Fogell continued in education with part time teaching posts at Northampton College, Stamford College and some sculpture courses at the Attenborough Centre University of Leicester.
Combining art education and his studio practice has formed a rewarding journey for Fogell, who acknowledges a reciprocal relationship between teaching and his own creativity.
The crux of Fogell’s work is its simplicity. He explores the interaction of sculptural geometry, symmetry, and proportion in experimentation with positive and negative space. In each sculpture, organic forms converge in an interplay of rhythmic harmony. Building up from small maquettes, Fogell’s works utilise a combination of bronze, stone, steel, and mixed media.
