Figurative Sculptures

British-born sculptress, Eleanor Cardozo is renowned for her bronze sculptures that, in her own words, “celebrate the beauty of the human body and form.”

- Priyanka Menon

Over the last twenty years as an artist and sculptress, Eleanor Cardozo has carved a name for herself and her inimitable art in galleries across the world. Delving into her world of sculptures, Home Review speaks to the artist and learns about her journey from being a gymnast to a figurative sculptress.

Born and raised in England, Cardozo was trained in sculpture at The City and Guilds School of Art in London. She subsequently went on to study portraiture at the Cecil Graves School in Florence. “I come from an artistic family,” Cardozo says. Named after her grandmother who was a Royal Academy portrait artist, Cardozo’s mother is a violinist and pianist, and her father’s family is in the creative arts.

“My fascination with the human body was born out of the music, dance, art, and sports that were encouraged from an early age at home,” the sculptress adds. At 16, when she was at school, Cardozo’s art teacher pushed her to make her first sculpture. And she fell in love immediately with the feel of the material, the way you create something beautiful out of a simple mound of earth, and the challenge of three dimensions. For Cardozo there was no turning back from this point!