The Architect of Fluid Geometry Clement Meadmore’s journey into the heart of abstraction began not with a brush, but with the rigorous logic of aeronautical engineering. Born in Melbourne in 1929, his early years were shaped by a unique duality: the mathematical precision of his studies at RMIT and the soft, impressionistic world nurtured by his mother. Through her, he encountered the delicate light of Corot and the rhythmic motion of Degas, seeds that would later bloom into a sculptural language capable of making heavy steel appear as supple as silk. This early exposure to the beauty of move…