Jim Budish
Highland Park, Illinois
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A Colorado Native, I studied sculpture at the Art Students League of Denver and The Loveland Academy of Fine Arts, as well as participating in ISC workshops at the Art Institute of Chicago.  I sculpt in Clay and cast my work in bronze via the "Lost wax method".

I began my artistic career sculpting representational, figurative works, studying with and in the tradition of many of the highly regarded sculptors working in and around Loveland and Denver, Colorado.  I realized in time however, that it was neither my desire nor ambition to sculpt "photographs" in bronze.  Rather, I felt that I wanted to create my own new and unique direction in representing the human form and the forms of the multitude of special creatures surrounding us, exploring the unique attitude, emotion and personality of each, while attempting to capture the "Joie de Vivre" that I believe is "lurking" somewhere inside all of us.

My work may be found in numerous public and private collections throughout the world, a list of which is gladly provided upon request.

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