Jasmine Bradbury

Sculpture

About

Jasmine Bradbury’s work delves into the unconscious mind, exploring how life’s internalised experiences are uniquely expressed externally. She views her sculptures as a language to interpret and respond to the complexities of the inner self. Using the human form and natural objects as starting points, Bradbury abstracts these forms and sculpts in clay or plaster, which are then moulded and cast in various materials. Utilising lost wax casting methods, she casts in lead, bronze and aluminium, as well as cold-cast metals.

Since graduating with a first in BA Fine Art, NUA in 2015, she has worked in bronze casting foundries and set up her own mould-making and casting business, collaborating with established sculptors, and deepening her exploration of sculpture.

Process

Jasmine’s sculptures aim to capture the essence of fleeting emotions while often playing with the inherent contradictions of materials — revealing that life and people are rarely as they seem. Inspired by Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious, particularly the ‘Shadow Self,’ this series explores the importance of embracing both the light and dark aspects of the self.