| Celia Rodhe embraces the very core of Urban Zen’s values: culture, creativity, children and community. “As a sculptor, Celia has mastered the art of having a strong presence in purity,” says Donna. “It emanates from Celia as a person and an artist who is engaged in the moment and helping others. You can feel her passion for connecting and making a difference.” An artist who enjoys the physical expression of creating, Celia describes her sculpture as “abstract culturalism,” which is fitting, given her background and world view. A former Miss Sweden and one-time model, Celia has traveled the world for work and pleasure, including when she was married to French tennis player Yannick Noah. Says Celia, who now resides in New York City, “my children are part African, I have lived in America and my grandfather is a gypsy. I feel like I am a bridge between different cultures.” Celia views art as a universal language, something we all understand and relate to. |
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| An admirer of Rodin and Brancusi, Celia sculpts mostly in stone, her primary medium, and sometimes in bronze. All of her sculptures express the dichotomy of strength and fragility, expressed in a sensual roundness. Celia says she likes ovals and circles because they represent completion, pointing to a ring and natural elements like the sun and the moon and a pregnant belly. Her work has such simple, yet provocative titles as “The Oneness,” “The Promise,” “Divided Souls” and “The Listening Series.” As conscience people, says Celia, we must learn to listen more. In fact, she chalks up conflict, both personal and global, to the collective lack of listening, understanding, awareness and consciousness. Her passion for connecting has led her to work on her masters in psychology. And bringing her sculpture full circle to her sense of community, Celia is a director/board member for art therapy for Innocence in Danger, which works with sexually abused children. |
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