Leon Bronstein's work is intimate, elegant and graceful. A sculptor of remarkable talent, he explores the power and beauty of relationships, magically transforming the human figure into fluid shapes. 1980 was for him a new beginning: finding a new path in life - transforming from technician to talented sculptor. Expanding his artistry from carving wood to casting bronze, his determination to express freedom fuels his creative power. The whole of his development as a sculptor is an attempt to understand and realize more completely what form and shape are about, and to react to form in life.
An engineer and watchmaker by trade, Bronstein's vivid and active imagination ripened and evolved as he sought freedom with his family, away from the constraints of the familiar culture of his birth. Bronstein, like many seekers, discovered within himself a source of strength and creative power that would generate an artistic vocation inspired with determination to express a reach for freedom.
The year was 1979; Bronstein could not find a job as either an engineer or watchmaker. Knowing he could work with tools and had molded clay and carved wood as a child, Bronstein began making small sculptures. Inspired by the beautiful grain of a lone piece of olive wood he happened upon, Bronstein fashioned a small figure at a wood shop in the Old City Caesarea in Israel. This statue was so well received by the local shopkeeper that Bronstein's new artistic direction was charted.
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AMERICAN TRANS COMMUNICATIONS, INC, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA
BANK OF MONTREAL, MONTREAL, CANADA
BARNEY F. COGAN CO., HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA
BAZAK INTERNATIONAL CORP., NEW YORK, NY, USA
BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ISRAEL
BILL CRAIG A. PONZIO ART INVESTMENTS, EVERGREEN, CO. USA
BOEING AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, SPOKANE, WASHINGTOT, USA
CARNIVAL CORPORATION, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
CIACAM, MERVILLE, FRAANCE
C&S METAL PRODUCTS CO INC., CLEVELAND, OHIO, USA
DELL CORPORATION, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, USA
Denver Botanic Gardens, DENVER, COLORADO, USA
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE, RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, USA
DRAIZIN AND WARSHAW LAW CORP., HAZLET, NEW JERSEY, USA
DUCK COMPANY, JAPAN
FONDATION HANDICAP MENTAL ET SOCIÉTÉ – VERNIER (GENÈVE) – SWITZERLAND
GLOCKLOT INC., GERMANY
JBR DEVELOPMENT CO. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, USA
JOSE BERNARDO FOUNDATION, LISBON AND MADERA, PORTUGAL
KESL AND CO PTY LIMITED, SCOTLAND ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
LADY CAROL DRESSES INC., NEW YORK, NY, USA
LARSON-JUHL CORPORATION, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, USA
LARUS CORPORATION, TOWN AND COUNTRY, MISSOURI, USA
LIBERTY AUTOCITY, LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, USA
LUCKY GOLD STAR, KOREA
PACKARD BELL CORPORATION, USA
PANE WEBBER INC., NEW YORK, NY, USA
PAUL ASH INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC., ARIZONA, USA
PENTLAND GROUP PLCC, LONDON, ENGLAND
PROBANK, LIMA, PERU
RADIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES OF HEMPSTEAD, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, USA
RITZ HOTEL, CHICAGO, ILLLINOIS, USA
SHERIAN CORPORATION, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, USA
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, INC., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER, ISRAEL
STIKO AB CORPORATION, DJURSHOLM, SWEDEN
TEX-CRAFT CO. INC., HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY, USA
THE CAESAREA EDMOND BENJAMIN DE-ROTHSCHILD DEVELOPMENT CORP., ISRAEL
TOYO GASAI CO., FUNABASHI-CITY-CHIBA, JAPAN
TREE STAR INC., SEOUL, KOREA
TRIBUTE CORPORATION, PICKERING, ONTARIO, CANADA
TRITON MUSEUM OF ART, SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, USA
WINTER FAMILY ART FOUNDATION, SAINT LOUIS, MO. USA
WORTHINGTON INSTRUMENT CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA