Thought Provoking Sculpture "themed Images"

I'll start with these sculpture of mine.

two of my favourites, Mario. especially Shame of War.

This snow sculpture represents the cultural fragility of Indigenous peoples in the modern era. It took one week to melt completely.

Thank you very much Carolyn!

This is a third sculpture in the series of the previously posted two sculptures above , I would caution you to please not jump to conclusions regarding this sculpture, the sculpture is making a statement against war (and only that), addressing the conflict between Israel and Gaza, I have not denoted in anyway which of the 2 subjects is either portraying the Israel side or Gaza side of the conflict, that is not what the sculptures ultimate meaning is, this sculpture is one of 3 in a series and implores the sentiment " STOP the killing", be it on one side or the other, the value of human life is the predominant meaning I wanted to convey. Please do not discuss.

Nice work!

@Ed, fantastic sculpture, sorry to see it melt away though.

@ Wingsdomain, Love it, one of my favorite persons, watched the movie Gandhi a bunch of times.

@Ronald, Thank you!

Most of my sculpture captures are from local cemeteries.

Mount Olivet Cemetery Angel With Crossed Arms


Mount Olivet Cemetery Archangel

Jeffery Johnson, very interesting work!

Thanks Ronald. Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville TN is a really neat place to spend time and enjoy the peaceful restful feeling one gets.

Debra, I would not have guessed that to be a sculpture, Wonderful!
@Jeffery, excellent images of those sculptures, I really love religious sculptures, especially those charged with emotion!

http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=146939 Really like your work, Mario.

I suppose they are religious but for me those are more spiritual than religious.

Archangel wings from above view Mount Olivet Cemetery

Jeffery, spiritual is certainly fine, I'm more interested in the emotion that each sculpture evokes or portrays, thanks for sharing them, this one I'm drawn to the eyes! Keep them coming if you have more.

Thanks Jerry!

Thanks but I don't want to overwhelm the thread with all my images. I have several and you can visit them here

http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/f612252455

If there are any that stand out and you wish to share it here feel free to do so.

Left: Super Sculpey hand-painted in acrylic with marble base, used as a maquette by the artist to create the painting on the right.

Patrick, both are exquisite, and exemplify a uniqueness all your own. Thanks for sharing them here!

Jeffery, I appreciate the link, will check them out, thanks.

Mario, one of the big time strengths of your works is they make you think at multiple levels, I esp. like the work "Stop".

@Ronald, certainly the sculpture "Stop" has been my most misunderstood piece and also one of the most celebrated, Thank you for getting it! I saw earlier this evening on T.V a look back in history and they were talking about the Smothers Brothers Show, One of the brothers was discussing the show in an interview and he stated any time you Say or present some thing meaningful and honest your going to offend some one , I thought to myself what a profound statement to be made by a comic.

@Kevin, I find both your sculptures very unique,After The Tsunami does in fact look very much like a bonsai and how appropriate for the tragic event. Your "Bury My Heart" reminded me of a sculpture I long sold but I had to go find the image in another gallery to post it for you. Thanks for sharing those sculptures!

One of the few sculptures I have

How did you find him buried under the snow? no wonder he's happy, I would be too. Nice capture and great find!

Magnus Tomasson's sculpture, "Memorial to the Unknown Bureaucrat" (1994), captured in Reykjavik (near the town hall).

Rusted steel sculptures by Dennis Smith of Weed, California at the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden.

That is some mausoleum.

Yes just wish one could walk inside but the gate is locked.

I mean No disrespect to the deceased . But this structure looks more like a place to live in than a place to be laid to rest in.

Oh there are several and one or two that are even larger.

Lady In A Blue Dress

Thought provoking? Think about it... The title says it all...

First thought was someone passed out from drinking. Then I thought it could be a college student who had a cup of coffee but just could not stay awake. Layers of possible interpretation, depending on the baggage the viewer brings to the table.

Or maybe Ronald, something more sinister, he was having an affair with a waitress at the bar who's boy friend also works there and knew of the affair so he poisoned the bottle a head of time. The fact that the art does not tell the whole story does not imply the inability of the artist to communicate effectively and leads to controversy as it was implied, oh but that was in another thread and about another sculpture. I think not telling the whole story with the art actually makes it more interesting and intriguing. I can think of many movies that ended in mystery and intrigue even after telling a story for 2 hours, the ending mystifies or ends in a most unexpected way.

The interesting thing is it's the only sculpture I have that I have not given a title to and it's the one that received the most visits and comments in my image gallery.,

The mystery is also an asset.

I might have to name more of my sculptures, "untitled" and see what happens!

Photographed at the Baltimore Museum of Modern Art.

Very cool Brian, I wouldn't mind playing a game there even though it's been a while.

Mario, that museum is very unique in the type of art it has. It's been a while since I've played chess as well even though I was on the chess team in High School. My father made a chess table for my Christmas gift one year. It's made out of seven types of wood. I used it recently to set up a photo of chess pieces...

Here is a unique sculpture from the Baltimore Museum of Modern Art. You can access it and walk the steps to the top...

Here is a painting I did of a tombstone angel. She is so pretty to me and the expression on her face spoke to me.

Mario, I just went through your portfolio, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I love your work.

@ Melany, thank you very much for your kind words and the compliments and favorites of my work!

I found this gem in your gallery and thought I would post it here, I really found the description you provided very interesting also.


@Brian, very neat!

@Mellisa, Lovely painting and you captured the facial expression!

Thank you Mario!

Your welcome Brian!

The original bungee jumpers! They actually do this and land in the dirt the vines helps break the fall but they land on an inclined dirt slope, that's gotta hurt!

This one I completed today.

Mario I am amazed at the range of expression you achieve with the simple figures you use, it's very impressive!

Thank you Robert, using the same style figure has really freed me to explore the different aspects of the sculpture, like movement, emotion and story telling, so if I get an idea I can easily execute it with out much thought as to how am I going to communicate this feeling or concept, the figures really help me to accomplish this in an efficient manner. This sculpture I made today only took 2 hours to make. It's kinda like playing with a toy action figure you can move the legs arms, etc. Since I made so many of these already making the figure only takes me 30 or 40 minutes, even less. This allows for a lot of practice and perfecting with each new sculpture.

@ Roger Swezey and all...

I made my way back to the Granary in Georgetown, MD. I took a picture of the sculpture plaque and it says...

"Goose In Flight"
By David H. Turner
Onley, Virginia
2008

3D Stereo Crossview format... To view the 3D effect, gently converge (cross) your eyes and focus on the middle image that appears while ignoring the outside.

OOOOh...nice thread Mario. Didn't see this one floating around..

Here's my fractal sculpture with description.. :-)


195 million years worth of stormy seas pounding away at primitive lifeforms created this stone...
And now a (slightly less) primitive lifeform pounding away at this stone created these stormy seas..

What a beautiful fractal universe we are!

I was reluctant to post this one at first but here it us: