Sculpture by hebba

Diane,it is sometimes easy to think that a piece is completed because it´s smooth and shiny.It is often far from a balanced piece of work.Remember that you´re only looking at photos..One has to see sculpture from 360 degrees.That´s a lot of degrees to perfect!
Babs..You´re right,that IS what I´m saying.I´m happy with the majority of pieces on the site but this "beauty" you mention is not necessarily good "art".

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Ah I see
but then again, beauty is in the eye
of the beholder

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Why is it that some very "good" art is in no way appealing to me?
Is it good because of the difficulty it takes to do it? or some nebulous
unconscious connection that causes so many people to be drawn to it?

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I really can´t answer that one..I take it you´re referring to paintings though?
There are many famous sculptures that don´t appeal to my taste but are nevertheless fantastic.

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Three hundred and Sixty degrees of perfection?? That is daunting!

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Damn straight!!
No one ever got rich quick from sculpting.
The piece you like (#4) took about four months!!

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That has a nice symmetry, that #4 took four months. And #4 does have a beautiful elegance, too. It even has a heart in the right place. What a lucky happenstance!

You wish you were rich? Are you a starving artist? Have you sold much?

My artist friend, whose work you could see at www.kurtsolmssen.com, has had years of success but this past year has been hard for him and many artists. 9/11 rears its ugly head once again, they say.

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I wish I could survive solely from the sculpture Piffka.
Starving,no.

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I am glad you are not starving, though it might be more picturesque, especially if a garret were involved.

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Aah yes,the old romantic cliché!!
Mad,penniless and starving in a garret.

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I like the work very much -- reminiscent of Brancusi but still highly original.
It takes an artist many years to develop a style and by that time, they seem to always want to change. How long it takes to produce a work is crucial as galleries can't always price something according to the time spent -- then they have to mark it up double.

I really like what you're doing with textural and smooth surfaces.

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Oooh,Brancusi!!I´m flattered LW.
Thanks for your thoughts.The smooth/ribbed juxtaposition is something I hope to experiment more with at some point.

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Henry Moore, was he an influence for you Hebba. I used to cuddle up to his bronze piece at the entrance to the East Wing of the NGA in D.C., even on a cold day if the sun was out it was warm and comfy. But he also worked in wood.

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I don´t think I´ve been directly influenced by his work.His thoughts on sculpture however are very inspiring indeed.I do love his sculpture though and his wooden pieces are just incredible.Several reclining females were carved in elm as was the colossal "Internal and External Forms" which can be seen at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.I shudder to think of the hours spent on this piece.

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www.xtec.es/~fchorda/credit/credit4/jpg/moore.jpg

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Willl have to take a virtual tour to see his work there thanks for the tip.

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I'd like to see the back view of #IV, I think it must have the beveled look that shows so well on the front side. Was the dark heart on the smaller figure a happy happenstance, or did you work hard to bring that in?

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Yowza, Hebba that is so great. Here is the bronze in front of the east wing that I was referring to. Can you see me huddled in there getting warm and communing with the soul of the artist? Well trying to.

http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/moorecnsrv.htm

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Well JD,I can see you getting warm!

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We've got quite a bit of Henry Moore's outdoor work here in Toronto. One of my favourite songs by a canajun singer-songwriter type is called, "down by the henry moore". There are definitely people with strong feelings, one way and the other, about his work. I'd guess that means he accomplished his goal of getting a response.

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