The Life and Work of Ante Dabro, Australian-Croatian Sculptor: The Midnight Sea in the Blood

Ante Dabro is a master sculptor who believes that every sculpture must speak to humanity and portray an essence of femininity. He has worked with female models throughout his life to liberate the soul of a human form from its imprisoning substance, and this book explores his creative spirit.

Format: Hardback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 05 December 2023
Publisher: Anthem Press

Why does a highly skilled and highly trained sculptor, the master of every style and technique, insist on working in the style of the Italian Renaissance? The answer is that to Dabro, every sculpture must speak to humanity, which means that it must be an element of humanity. If it does not, the sculptor has failed. Working with female models throughout his long life, he has sought to portray an essence of femininity, and therefore an essence of humanity.

Ante Dabro believes that the ability to see what other people don't see is a real gift. He says, 'It's like a star wheeling round the earth, fertilising the imagination as it goes. This book explores the different ways he has liberated an essence of humanity by releasing the soul of a human form from its imprisoning substance, whether it be from wood, marble, stone, or plaster.

The author, one of Australia's best-known historians and biographers, like Dabro, wants our imaginations to soar and rejoice in the creative spirit which has driven his sculptures for more than 60 years.

Weight: 424g
Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839989926