Sculptor
"Sculpture is excellent for drawing people to stand in a particular direction and look in a controlled direction."
Here's a bit of an insight into the thinking process that went into curating the Sculpture Trail for the inaugural Chelsea Barracks Spring Fair.
Read more here: https://www.chelseabarracks.com/journal/news/jill-berelowitz
Very pleased that four of my works are part of the wonderful sculpture trail:
🌸 Emergence
🌸 Gunnera Leaf
🌸 Moving forwards
🌸 Aurora
Delighted to be working with the National Memorial Arboretum creating a new bronze memorial sculpture.
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We are working with sculptor Jill Berelowitz to develop a beautiful new Remembrance space at the Arboretum that will also feature personal dedications, to loved ones or to mark special occasions for celebration and Remembrance. ⠀
Jill makes ambitious, large scale works that articulate her personal experiences and are infused with a positive and often spiritual feel. Using inspiration from the stories and natural environment within the Arboretum, this new sculptural piece will be cast in bronze and nestled amongst one of the woodland areas adjacent to the Royal British Legion Poppy Field. ⠀
From the spring, you will be able to commission a dedication that will feature on the beautiful leaf and figurative elements of the sculpture which will be unveiled in summer 2022. ⠀
To register your interest in having a dedication in the new Remembrance space, please visit our website. https://www.thenma.org.uk/
Jill Berelowitz, one of London’s most innovative sculptors known for her bronze, steel and optical resin works, has generously loaned her stunning sculpture ‘Emergence’, alongside a bronze casting of Shakespeare’s Desk & Chair created at the Morris Singer Foundry, to help support people affected by spinal injury spending time in Horatio’s Garden South West, located at Salisbury District Hospital.
Both pieces were brought to life at the Morris Singer Foundry, the oldest foundry in the UK, which Jill co-owns with her husband, John. Together, they’ve been responsible for works such as the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus, as well as the iconic lions and fountains of Trafalgar Square.
The new artistic arrivals were accompanied to their new home in Horatio’s Garden by Jill, John and a small team from the foundry. All are now safely nestled amongst the planting, which is where they’ll remain for approximately six months, and already they’re stirring creativity amongst patients, their loved ones and NHS staff.
Installed as part of the vibrant and varied Horatio’s Garden Arts Programme, which is run nationwide in all five of the charity’s current gardens (and will be run in the charity’s sixth, seventh and eighth projects, all of which are in development) everyone was thrilled to see something new springing up alongside the winter bulbs in the horticultural haven.
The charity have long been advocates of the physical and mental health benefits of artistic therapy, with weekly workshops and sculpture exhibitions featuring since the charity’s first therapeutic garden opened in Salisbury back in 2012. Alongside volunteers sharing their creative talents, patients regularly have the opportunity to work with and learn from professional creatives local to each garden. In the South West sanctuary, people have most recently enjoyed working with artist Katy McIntyre-Brown, photographer Hilary Stock and creative writer Jayne Woodhouse.
As for sculptors, Jill follows in the wake of exhibitions in the garden by Johnny Woodford, Ben Barrell, Alexander Macdonald-Buchanan and Simon Gudgeon, creator of the stunningly unique Sculpture by the Lakes park in Dorset.
All share the common theme of being inspired by nature and humanity, with Jill’s exquisite ‘Emergence’ artfully combining the two. Using the weight and gravitas of bronze to create the figures, the texture reflects the shapes of weathered rock seen in South Africa, where Jill was born. By patinating the surface with contrasting areas of high polish to create a multifaceted effect, Jill’s piece serves as a reminder of our elemental connection as humans to the earth.
Similarly, the bronze casting of Shakespeare’s Desk & Chair was originally created for an exhibition at Shakespeare’s New Place, the site of the house where he lived in Stratford-upon-Avon for 19 years, which marked the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare’s death to honour his life as a working writer.
“We are so grateful to Jill, John and everyone at the Morris Singer Foundry for generously loaning us these exquisite sculptures,” shared Horatio’s Garden Founder & Chair of Trustees, Dr Olivia Chapple.
“It’s wonderful to see them in the garden and to see the joy and interest they’re generating amongst patients, their families and NHS staff so soon after installation.”
We so appreciate Woolley & Wallis for generously sponsoring the sculptures whilst they appear in the garden and we’re certain that the next few months in Salisbury will be very creatively interesting!
‘Aphrodite’ and ‘Gaia’ are on view at ‘The Focus On The Female’ Exhibition presented by Cynthia Corbett Gallery at the uniquely quirky and fun Exhibitionist Hotel (8-10 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 2EA).
Aphrodite
The highly polished female torso enhances the magnificence of the human body's beauty, sensuality and inner spiritual illumination
Medium : Highly polished Bronze on bronze base
Size: 176 x 150 x 710 mm
Gaia
The exposed surface reveals the inner self and beauty of the female form highlighted by the protective textured surface
Medium: Polished textured Bronze on bronze base
Size: 176 x 150x 730 mm
The exhibition is open to the public until 31st October 2021. Please reserve your free ticket here: https://bit.ly/ExhibitionistFOTF
With Cynthia Corbett, Director and Founder of Cynthia Corbett Gallery & Young Masters Art Prize.
Photo credit: Cristina Schek
Delighted to be part of 'Focus On The Female' Exhibition, presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery during their Summer Residency at The Exhibitionist Hotel in South Kensington 20 July - 3rd September 2021.
Join me at the Private View days on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st July, from 3pm to 8 pm. Come see my latest work Aphrodite and Gaia cast in bronze at The Morris Singer Foundry.
Please RSVP via this link: https://focusonthefemale.eventbrite.co.uk/
Address: The Exhibitionist Hotel 8-10 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 2EA.
This wonderful curation had been made by women – with women – for everyone to appreciate and enjoy. An initiative supporting women artists was more than timely and important as the pandemic affected women disproportionally more than men.
CoExistence is an environmental art exhibition featuring 100 life size lantana elephants modelled on wild herds that live in the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India. They have been created deep in the jungles of Tamil Nadu, by the indigenous communities who live in close proximity to their real-life counterparts.
As the elephants make their way around the globe, they will tell the story of our crowded planet, the effect of human encroachment on wild spaces and the inspiring ways we can coexist with all the other living beings that make our world magical – from tigers and badgers to nightingales and elephants.
Funds raised from sculpture sales will be directed to grass-roots organisations across India that allow people and wildlife to coexist peacefully.
Sladmore Contemporary is delighted to collaborate with Co-Existence this summer and this is where Jill Berelowitz will be debuting her new series of Baby Elephants.
More details here.
32 Bruton Place
Off Berkeley Square
London W1J 6NW
Tel: +44(0)20 7499 0365
Fax: +44(0)20 7409 1381
Email: gallery@sladmore.com
Opening hours
Mon-Fri 10-5
Dorchester Collection’s vibrant Mayfair hotel, 45 Park Lane, has been upgraded with a brand new luxury wellness space called The Spa at 45 Park Lane.
The 10,000 sq ft spa features one treatment room, a relaxation space, 20-metre lap pool and PT and fitness facilities, alongside a spa menu offering soothing treatments supplied by Valmont and Aromatherapy Associates.
The wellness space is part of Mayfair Park Residences, the recently completed development delivered by ultra-prime developers Clivedale London located next door to, and serviced by, 45 Park Lane.
Guests of the luxury hotel have full use of the facilities as part of their stay experience, which includes a separate sauna and steamroom, hydrotherapy pool and private changing and shower rooms.
Designed by Jouin Manku, the wellness space has been specifically created to bring a sense of the outside in, referencing artistic flora using traditional Roman-style mosaics from Venetian artisans.
Natural timbers and light coloured stone bring a sense of calm and tranquillity; while timber slatted ceilings have been integrated to create better acoustics within the pool, gym and relaxation lounge.
The entire space has been arranged to maximise the sense of spaciousness.
The spa has been launched by the experienced spa team from the destination’s sister hotel The Dorchester, overseen by spa director Sally Pedder.
45 Park Lane’s art curator Lily Ackerman has also selected works by American fine art photographer Jin-Woo Prensena and British sculptor Jill Berelowitz to adorn the space.
The relaxation lounge connected to the pool allows guests to unwind before or after a workout, spa treatment or swim.
Within the lounge is an open fireplace with a menu of healthy dishes by 45 Park Lane’s executive chef Jamie Shears.
Tailored personal training programmes can be created for guests, with both one-to-one and family group sessions available to book in advance.
The expansive gym features the latest Technogym equipment with dedicated cardiovascular and strength areas.
John Scanlon, GM of 45 Park Lane, comments: “For almost a decade, 45 Park Lane has stood amongst the best hotels in London. As we look towards our next chapter we’re thrilled to be introducing luxury wellness into the guest experience to create one of the finest spa facilities in the capital”.
Source: Spa Opportinities
“Johannesburg-born, London-based Jill Berelowitz developed her passion for art at a very young age and studied from the age of twelve under renowned Finnish artist Karen Jarozynska. After graduating from Johannesburg School of Art, she set up her own studio in Durban and worked and taught there until moving to London in 1985, where she still has a teaching and working studio.
In London, Berelowitz has established herself as one of the City’s most innovative and prominent sculptors. Amongst her extensive portfolio of high-profile works are “Core Femme” installed outside Charing Cross Hospital, “Pair Oar” at Henley-on-Thames, The Investec Challenge rugby trophy at Twickenham. Other works are installed at Goldsmith’s Guild, Unilever and Old Mutual.
Jill makes ambitious large scale works that articulate her personal experiences, infused with a positive and often spiritual feel. Many of her sculptures incorporate symbols of a talismanic importance to the artist: an elephant, the tree of life, circles and spherical forms. Other works evoke the human figure formed with qualities of elegance and lyrical movement, often elongated and abstracted in the manner of the traditional tribal sculpture of her homeland.
Jill Berelowitz has exhibited extensively at high profile galleries and exhibitions including Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court, and Heathrow Terminal 5. Other projects include Westminster Council’s ‘City of Sculpture’ programme for the entrance to the London 2012 Olympic Village. She was also one of the Judges for the tenth anniversary edition of Young Masters Art Prize in 2019.”
Delighted to take part in The Cynthia Corbett Gallery’s online exhibition titled ‘Carry On Creativity’ in support of The Trussell Trust with 25% of all sales donated to the Trust to stop UK hunger. Gallerist Cynthia Corbett is a true force in the Art World and her tireless efforts in supporting both artists and worthy causes are much applauded by all!
This unprecedented show includes a special feature by Artsy, the premium platform for viewing and acquiring works of art. The show is on until 30th June. Please follow this link to see the online exhibition and to also see one of my favourite sculptures Rocky The Lucky Elephant 🐘 This small, youthful elephant in bright bronze, trunk aloft in a celebration is depicted here with a marula tree, a favourite of elephants who, in the wild, get drunk on the fermented fruit!
Rocky, The Lucky Elephant, 2019 , Bronze 43 3/10 × 15 × 43 3/10 in 110 × 38 × 110 cm
Photo credit: Cristina Schek
The Diver, 2019 was inspired by 'Diving Girl' sculpture created for the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2019
Bronze.
11 4/5 × 19 7/10 × 35 2/5 in
30 × 50 × 90 cm
Edition 5/9 .
Both sculptures were cast at The Morris Singer Art Foundry.
Three of my sculptures ‘Aurora’, ‘Cosmos’ and ‘Circle of Life’ are now in plane view at ✈ T5 Gallery at Heathrow Terminal 5 .
A missed connection or delayed arrival doesn’t have to ruin your time at the airport, it might just be the perfect excuse to take in the Spring Exhibition 2020 at T5 Gallery.
Delighted to have worked with award-winning structural and civil engineers at Expedition Engineering for ‘His Mind’s Eye’ bronze sculpture at Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust.
“We were thrilled to be able to work together with Morris Singer Bronze Foundry, established in 1848, and crafting fine art ever since. We worked with them on the design and construction of the stainless-steel support structure which anchors the large cantilever to its hidden base. More recently we worked with Morris Singer again on another sculpture (Mind’s Eye Tree by Jill Berelowitz) for Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust.
Delighted to be featured artist at the unique The Hari in Belgravia, London, showing three of my bronze sculptures: Aurora, Moving Forward and Rocky The Lucky Elephant
Wonderful curation by Belsta.
