'Bronze Pork Pie'

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Bobby Tonge

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Bobby's first solo exhibition was in Paris 1994. He's assisted several bronze sculptors and a French bronze furniture maker in a Parisian foundry before taking up residence in one of the studios there. He was represented by the gallery Edgar - Marchand D'Art in Paris. Bobby then relocated to London, where he was represented by the Ben Oakley gallery. Five years later he returned to his native Manchester

In his youth Bobby dipped his toe in Ballet by attending the Northern Ballet School. he has created wine lists, fobbed his way into kitchens all over the world to cook from Manchester to New Zealand, he's been involved in opening a few restaurants and catering venues in Paris, Manchester and London. He's cooked for celebrities, hitch hiked all over Europe, lived in Greece, Newquay, Pole, New Zealand, Paris, London and Manchester. Bobby is currently based in the Northwest of England.

He casts a lot of food.

In his own words...

I'm fascinated by things that are slightly banal. As we walk through our day its full of 'things', objects, everyday items, some we eat, some we throw away, small things, ordinary things. I've been casting them in bronze to make them permanent, infinite, reconsidered.

I once got pulled over by French customs with two jammy dodgers in bronze that had just been cast at a French foundry and looked like they had been dug up. The French authorities were concerned and asked as they picked one up, 'is this antique?' '...mmm, no (well, not yet) I replied.'

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