Rodin’s Art, by A.E. Elsen Oxford University Press, 2003 In some ways, coming to sculpting from a lifetime of other activities has been wonderful because there are so many discoveries to be made and I love making them whether they’ve been made before or not. Consulting with fellow sculptors is a great way to learn […]
In November I traveled to Quebec to attend a conference. On the way, I stayed overnight in Toronto, where I met with a potential agent and visited the Art Gallery of Ontario. In 25 years of living in Canada, I had not seen the permanent exhibition of Henry Moore’s large plasters there, although I had read an excellent account of […]
One. Before 1 was 10, my family visited the California State Fair. In one pavillion was a small display of sculptures, including a wooden carving of a baby, lying on its back on a bed of gravel and sucking its toes. For months afterward 1 tried to get my toes in my mouth, before acknowledging […]
I think if I could spend my time alternating between doing sculpture and traveling to see art (or to do sculpture), I’d be very happy. Here are some thoughts on art that have grabbed me while traveling. When I was a sophomore in college I lived in France for six months and got to travel […]
I hate many things about travelling – jetlag and hotel food are the worst. But I also love many things, like getting to see art in other places. Sometimes when I travel, a sculpture touches me on the inside, where I live, where I feel things, and where I imagine. My life changes, usually in […]
In March and April 1998, I visited two large outdoor exhibitions of stone sculptures from Zimbabwe-one in Singapore and the other in South Africa. Together, those shows demonstrated that Zimbabwean sculpture is amazing, artistically and in terms of organization and marketing. The exhibition in Singapore was at Fort Canning, a large park developed from a […]
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