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Sculpture, Glass on Glass
Size: 10 W x 17 H x 6 D in
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The work was inspired by statues of ancient Greek athletes. In particular there is a sculpture of an Olympic athlete tying a victory ribbon around his head. The praise of Olympic victors gave rise to a new form of art known as epinikion, which literally means ‘on victory’. Epinikion art in ancient Greece took the form of victory odes, as well as marble or bronze sculpture. Beauty was often idealized. I hope that cracked surfaces and broken limbs add interest by aging the work in a realistic way. Glass is the medium I work in now almost exclusively but I wanted to use concrete as well and I don't even know why I thought to do it this way. It certainly was a bit of a challenge and I was very pleased with the the result. I hope my feelings are shared by others.
Sculpture:Glass on Glass
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:10 W x 17 H x 6 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Born 1947 and grew up in Columbus Georgia. I have also lived in Alabama, Texas, California, Alaska and Florida. For the past 20 years I have lived on a small Island on the west coast of Florida north of Sarasota and south of St. Petersburg. An art instructor friend told me to get the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". I was very surprised to find out what I was able to do thanks to this book. I bootstrapped an education in art. By 1981 I had read many how-to books on painting and researched history of art, famous painters and their biographies. Studied art on my own beginning in 1979. Studied painting styles of Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia Okeefe and other artists mostly expressionists (including their very interesting lives!). Experimented with all sorts of methods, layering, loading the brush heavily and then doing the opposite or very different approach. I began mostly painting in oil and experimenting with painting techniques of the masters. I learned how to make oil paint and mediums from from raw ingredients. Most recently I have taken to painting with acrylics. I took a commission to make a sculptural piece in 1985 having never sculpted anything seriously in my life. This led to the creation of a business supplying designers and decorators with functional and decorative art including tables, consoles, friezes, brackets, whatever was needed that I could reasonably make. In 2015 I became interested in Ceramics and rented studio space at the Morean Center for Clay in St. Petersburg, Florida. I wanted to make sculptures in glass and in 2017 I was able to talk my way into Duncan Mclellan's glass hot shop (DMG glass) where I cast my first glass work. All of my current work is glass. I have combined concrete with glass and thinking of combining bronze with glass. Function is anathema to me now. I just want the work to be artful and visually, sensually, spiritually appealing.
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