I am this woman I wish I were Sculpture

I am a masculine man. I am a feminine man. I am this woman, standing on one leg, hand extended patiently, as if waiting for something that is already due. I am this vulnerability, this courage, this serenity, this nakedness, this inwardness. I am this lustful and lusted-after being. I wish I were. This work embraces qualities I project onto the feminine that I put out of my own reach. I have asked myself to inhabit the role of "the masculine" to the exclusion of "the feminine". How have I personally defined these roles? What part of them is truthful, and what part is invention? By labeling I cut off from me modes of being that I then mythologize. I become the outsider looking in, witnessing a mix of intuited truths and mirages of my own making. I am this contrived equilibrium, this thumb and heel digging into flesh, this meditative calm, this engagement of all of my muscles, this sufficiency of myself. I wish I were. Through working with a model I sublimate and examine the tension between what I am and what I have decided I cannot be. The model's interpretation of the pose with her temperament and her body makes it hers, takes it away from me. From the original sketch in ink it is entrusted to her flesh and bone, and this relinquishing leaves me with a figure in clay, a synthesis, that is not truly mine. The alienation repeats, in a way, but something else has happened which the clay also records: a collaboration, an identification with the other through many working sessions and a fragile link based on mutual trust and vulnerability. I feel exposed, and accepted. I go from knowing to questioning. I move towards becoming. --- Edition of 9 plus one artist proof (pictured). For casting of this bronze I use the services of MST Bronze in Toronto, Ontario (mstbronze.com), a fine art foundry established in 1983. Upon placing an order, please allow 6-8 weeks for production before shipping. Please reach out to me via the "Contact artist" button on my profile if you have any questions. I would love to hear your feedback!

Sculpture:Bronze on Bronze

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:4.3 W x 13.4 H x 6.7 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.