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My earliest sculpture was inspired by the human figure moving in space. By creating a series of twenty torsos, I was able to explore the body’s potential for motion, strength, sensuality and expression. This investigation of the human form has led me to my recent work with hands, feet, heads and faces. Of all the parts of the human figure, I have found that faces offer the greatest range of expressive possibilities. A face can reveal thoughts and intentions, moods and feelings. Faces in combination with gesturing hands, can tell a story about individuals, their identity and their relationships with others. Tenderness, intimacy, spirituality and confrontation are some of the themes I have explored in my recent series of wall sculptures incorporating faces.Artist's Statement
In order to take the study of
relationships a step farther, I asked myself what separates men from women.
Power and control seem to have greater importance to men. To explore the
issue of power and relationships, I have created a seven foot figure of
an executive, who is portrayed as a puppeteer with underlings in the pockets
of his business suit. He towers over the smaller workers and with his hands,
he manipulates a businessman marionette.
My intention was to create
a figure in “Power Play”, who delights in his power over others. Ironically,
the puppeteer took immediate control of my creative life. I worked on him
for more than a year, filling my studio with body parts. The exaggerated
size and complexity of the project, made in ten sections, presented the
greatest challenge of my career as an artist. At the same time, the puppeteer
revealed a playful part of my personality which had rarely come through
in my art.
Human faces and figures will continue to be an integral part of my work which presents images that are both figurative and surreal. Social and political events as well as innovations and technology which bring about transformations in our personal lives, provide constant sources of inspiration for my sculpture.
All of my sculpture is one of
a kind. The work is made of clay which is fired in an electric kiln and
finished with a fumed or painted surface. My art continues the tradition
of artists such as Viola Frey and Robert Arneson, who have been innovative
leaders in the field of ceramic sculpture.