Education
Ryder graduated in 1984 in Combined Art at the Royal Academy of Arts, receiving a diploma in painting.
Ryder graduated in 1984 in Combined Art at the Royal Academy of Arts, receiving a diploma in painting.
She was encouraged to develop her studies in sculpting. Most of Sophie Ryder"s sculptures are of mythical creatures and humans and animals. She uses animals to explore human emotions and showing that feelings can be read.
Works Influences My head is full of ideas all the time.
lieutenant is part of my life. I don"t plan anything, it just comes." When asked why she portrays hares she replied, "Well, I find it difficult answering that question because I don"t really know the answer.
lieutenant"s the same as asking me why I make sculpture, and the answer is, because I feel driven to So it"s difficult to always pin down reasons.
My introduction to hares was when my lurcher dog would proudly bring hares home and drop them at my feet.".