Nic fiddian green biography sampler

British sculptor

Nic Fiddian-Green (born 1963)^[1] is a British sculptor, who specialises is making lifelike models of horses' heads, both smaller and larger than life-sized.^[2]

Early life

Born in Ireland,^[3] Fiddian-Green was educated at Eton College.

Later, as a foundation-course student at Chelsea College of Arts he was sent on a visit to the British Museum to seek inspiration,^[2] and chanced upon a carving of horse's head, the horse of Selene,^[4] in the Elgin Marbles room there.^[2] He described it as "one of the most beautiful objects I'd ever seen".

Shortly afterwards, he began to make works of similar subjects.^[2]

Career

One of his larger works, Horse at Water was installed temporarily at Marble Arch in London. Once it was moved to Daylesford, Gloucestershire, the home of Lor