TEN TORSOS
In addition to the large-scale portraits, I’ve included ten torsos in the exhibit that are my reinterpretation of one part of the classical figurative legacy. I wanted to consider the Romantic notion of the Greek fragment. That was a 19th century fad that expired a long time ago, but we inherit the idea of the human torso as a complete work. It is not a broken piece of a body, but a streamlined, simplified conveyer of the essence of a human being. It is the place of the breath and heart, that hopefully will impress with its own life and living presence.
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Torso I
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Torso II
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Torso IIII
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Fisher
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Torso VI
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COLONNADE SCULPTURES
These pieces are all inspired by real women that I admire, or whom I consider role models. They are: Aunt Eleanor, Mary Mark, Dr. Mildred Stahlman, Dr. Dorothy Brown, Sisters, A Couple, Sifan Hassan, Diane Nash, Odetta, and Joan Baez.
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Dr. Dorothy Brown
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Mary Mark
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Diane Nash
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Joan Baez
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SUSPENDED ATHLETES
Inspired by Olympians: Gymnast, inspired by Simone Biles, Runner, inspired by Wilma Rudolph, and Swimmer, inspired by Katie Ledecky, Tracy Caulkins and the Walsh sisters.
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Runner
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Gymnast
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RELIEF PAINTINGS
The idea for my relief paintings comes from the French concept of “les métiers” or the professions. This is a theme that often appears in Gothic art, on the cathedral of Chartres, for example, but the figures are male. I wanted to consider how modern female professions would look in a similar framework.
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Song Writer
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Doctor
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Torso I
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Torso II
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Torso V
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A Couple
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Sifan Hassan
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Sisters
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Runner
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Swimmer
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Activist
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Farmer
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Teacher
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Torso III
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Odetta
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Aunt Eleanor
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Dr. Mildred Stahlman
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Runner
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Entrepreneur
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Architect
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COLOSSAL HEAD
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) testified at the 1964 Democratic National Convention telling the story of her attempt to register to vote in Mississippi. I remember seeing that testimony on television as a 9-year-old. It still moves me today, and I think she profoundly changed the course of the civil rights movement.
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Fannie Lou Hamer
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Fannie Lou Hamer
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