Figurative Art Marble & Alabaster Sculptures – Remnants
In the figurative art marble series Remnants, marble and alabaster sculptures explore the concepts of industrialization, beauty and immortality via the unadorned human figure as the universal symbol of humanity. Industrialization is examined and deconstructed with pre-industrial materials and techniques such as a hammer and chisel. Parts are left untouched in order to expose the natural state of the marble, while other sections are highly developed to reveal the quality of detail and luxuriousness of the polished surface.
Humanity is seen as seeking beauty to mask the struggle for survival all the while questing for immortality. The beautiful marble figures are purposefully fragmented with parts left unfinished in order to expose the fallacy of immortality reminiscent of sculptures recovered by archaeologists from the ruins of former civilizations. Beauty is therefore portrayed as a transient form of illusion. The quest for immortality, though actively sought by most civilizations, is nevertheless equally transitory. Civilizations rise and fall. What remains is to wonder why we create or perhaps even more essential, why are we here? Yet, clearly some force continually drives us forward away from helplessness and into productivity.
Nature's Gaze, Remnants Series, hand carved Georgia White marble and chinese ink, H 18 x W 5.75 x D 4.75 inches
Viola of Twelfth Night, Remnants Series, hand carved statuario carrara marble and chinese ink, H 14.5 x W 6 x D 7 inches
Viola of Twelfth Night, Remnants Series, hand carved statuario carrara marble and chinese ink, H 14.5 x W 6 x D 7 inches
Desire for the Divine, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 21 x W 18 x D 7.5 inches *in private collection
Desire for the Divine, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 21 x W 18 x D 7.5 inches *in private collection
Desire for the Divine, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 21 x W 18 x D 7.5 inches *in private collection
Feeling the Earth, Remnants Series, hand carved statuario carrara marble and chinese ink, H 5.25 x W 14.5 x D 6.5 inches *in private collection
hand carved statuario carrara marble and chinese ink, H 5.25 x W 14.5 x D 6.5 inches *in private collection
Feeling the Earth, Remnants Series, hand carved statuario carrara marble and chinese ink, H 5.25 x W 14.5 x D 6.5 inches *in private collection
Enduring Passion, Remnants Series, hand carved Georgia White marble and chinese ink, H 21 x W 8 x D 7.5 inches
hand carved Georgia White marble and chinese ink, H 21 x W 8 x D 7.5 inches
Enduring Passion, Remnants Series, hand carved Georgia White marble and chinese ink, H 21 x W 8 x D 7.5 inches
The Passage of Time, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 10.75 x W 26 x D 8 inches *in private collection
The Passage of Time, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 10.75 x W 26 x D 8 inches *in private collection
The Passage of Time, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 10.75 x W 26 x D 8 inches *in private collection
Icarus, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 9 x W 28 x D 5 inches *in private collection
Icarus, Remnants Series, hand carved carrara marble and chinese ink, H 9 x W 28 x D 5 inches *in private collection
For Choice of Lullabies, Remnants Series, hand carved alabaster, H 4.5 x W 20 x D 11 inches
For Choice of Lullabies, Remnants Series, hand carved alabaster, H 4.5 x W 20 x D 11 inches
For Choice of Lullabies, Remnants Series, (Lighted Pedestal) hand carved alabaster, H 4.5 x W 20 x D 11 inches
Summons for D.H. Lawrence, Remnants Series, hand carved alabaster, H 6.5 x W 12 x D 5 inches
Summons for D.H. Lawrence, Remnants Series, hand carved alabaster, H 6.5 x W 12 x D 5 inches