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Nic Fiddian-Green
British sculptor
Nic Fiddian-Green | |
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| Born | (age&#;61&#;62) Ireland |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Nic Fiddian-Green (born )[1] is a British sculptor, who specialises is making lifelike models of horses' heads, both smaller and larger than life-sized.[2]
Early life
Born in Ireland,[3] Fiddian-Green was educated at Eton College.
Later, as a foundation-course student at Chelsea College of Arts he was sent on a visit to the British Museum to seek inspiration,[2] and chanced upon a carving of horse's head, the horse of Selene,[4] in the Elgin Marbles room there.[2] He described it as "one of the most beautiful objects I'd ever seen".
Shortly afterwards, he began to make works of similar subjects.[2]
Career
One of his larger works, Horse at Water was installed temporarily at Marble Arch in London.
Once it was moved to Daylesford, Gloucestershire, the home of Lord and Lady Bamf