Andrian experimented after this portrait broke in the kiln by applying the Kintsugi method. Adorning broken ceramics with a lacquer mixed with powdered gold is part of a more than 500-year-old Japanese tradition that highlights imperfections rather than hiding them. This not only teaches calm when a cherished piece of pottery breaks, it is a reminder of the beauty of human fragility as well.
Length 30 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 50 cm
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Andrian Melka
- Stone sculptor
- Bolton Percy, United Kingdom
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust - QEST
Contact
English, Albanian, Greek, Italian
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+44 7788654626
+44 7788654626
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Stone portraits
- • Andrian graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana
- • Carving directly in stone without the need of a model is one of his skills
- • In 2020 he won the Quest Award for Excellence
Yorkshire-based Andrian Melka's list of prestigious clients includes royalty, lords and entrepreneurs. Among his high profile commissions are the Jubilee Fountain at Sandringham, England, and a copy of the Medici Venus at London’s Chiswick House. An amazing achievement especially considering that – by his own admission – he became a sculptor only because he had “drawn the short straw when at high school they were selecting students for different disciplines in art.” Born in Albania, where he graduated in Fine Arts, Andrian Melka moved to London with a Getty scholarship to study at the Building Craft College, he then moved to York to work as a head Sculptor with the renowned master carver, Dick Reid.
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The Soldier
The idea behind this figure is to show how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not the modern phenomenon we may assume it to be. The impact of war on soldiers' mental health has been recorded as far back as in Homer's Iliad.
Length 75 cm
Width 45 cm
Height 125 cm
Photo: © Andrian Melka
The Captain
This is a portrait of Andrian Melka’s father who served in the Albanian navy for 29 years.
Length 28 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 40 cm
Photo: © Andrian Melka
Prince Albert
This portrait of Prince Albert was one of a few Royal portraits that Andrian created in 2020.
Length 28 cm
Width 22 cm
Height 44 cm
Photo: © Andrian Melka
Auguste Rodin
In this portrait of Auguste Rodin, Andrian is trying to make a connection between the French master sculptor and his subject The Thinker.
Length 40 cm
Width 60 cm
Height 75 cm
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