REFUGEE SCULPTURES | Bill Brown
“The refugee sculptures are an artistic and emotional reaction
to the global refugee crisis,
with hopes of providing financial support and awareness for this far reaching humanitarian crisis. ”
Photo gallery includes selection of available sculptures and paintings. Please contact us for images, pricing and sizes for individual works. Available sculptures are priced from $3,500 to $7,500 each, please contact us for additional images, sizes and pricing for all works. The paintings are acrylic on canvas or mixed media on panel and range from $2,500 to $4,200. A portion of all sales is donated to Refugee Service Organizations. Images below by Conrad Leavitt, Trillivision Multimedia Services.
These are freestanding metal sculptures, representing figurative forms. Each of the figures stands on various elements, maybe a round base representing a circle of ground from a beloved homeland, a rocking boat, a rooftop or other interpretive component.
The figures are meant to express the grace and strength of the human spirit to persevere through life’s challenges.
The “Refugee Series” premiere feature exhibit was held June - December 2019
at The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at ASU Boone, NC
The “Refugee” Sculptures are made of steel with patina and oil paint.
The sculptures pictured range in height from 4.5 feet to 6.5 feet
Please contact the studio for images and information on available pieces in this series.
Detail of sculpture # 7
Each sculpture is numbered and documented by the artist
“A refugee, generally speaking, is a displaced person who has been forced to cross national boundaries.
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, violence or natural disaster. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.”
Artist Bill Brown became aware of the expanding worldwide refugee crisis in late 2015. This new body of work began to evolve from that growing awareness and the artist’s desire to help refugee organizations.
Brown’s hope is that this work and it’s narrative will serve to bring awareness to the worldwide refugee crisis and encourage engagement toward solutions. The artist has committed to make a donation to refugee service organizations from each sculpture sold. (link for organizations below)
Bill Brown lives in the mountains of North Carolina, USA. A full time artist working predominantly in metal, creating a broad range of sculpture from large-scale outdoor works to smaller interior work.
Refugee organizations currently supported through the artist’s contributions
International Rescue Committee, USA for UNCHR,
US Committee for Refugees & Immigrants, Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency
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