Artists Describing Their Art:

Berthold Neutze - Artists Statement Art from wood is either turned (pretty bowl), roughly hewed (pure artistic laziness) or from selected ugliness regarding to the choice of wood. The flashy the material the less you see the sloppy work of the artist Why do I use wood after all? Besides hard and splintery beechwood? The work is risky and tedious, demands concentration and sensitivity for the material's structure - thus a challenge for craftmanship. Together with the subtle texture and unexitedly tint of beechwood that makes it to my favourite material. Beechwood allows undisguised view towards the form language. The shiny smooth surface means a distance to ,,harsh" nature to me. The outcoming piece is a picture, not copy. The tactile dimension. There is this invitation to the spectator to touch it, to feel the inherent warmth of wood, to feel out the incorporated strings and muscles to append another dimension to his phantasy. Subject follows function. My abstract -, as well as the anthropo- and zoomorphic sculptures emerge from the curiosity what other structures evolution could find - or improve - to add another niche in nature. I mostly work without preceding drawings und start to work unintentionally; the ,,idea" evolves during the progress - the ...

Robert Pulley - A friend told me recently that it was helpul for her to know how an art work is created and how the artist thinks. That led me to consider what I have to say about my art work. When one looks at my sculpture I hope one sees strength, mystery, sensuousness, spiritual energy and more. How these constructions in modeled clay can stir such responsed in myself and others is a mystery to me, but I can say something about my methods and way of thinking. I have always been intuitive, reactive and spontaneous. I love improvisation, expression and the power of chance and serendipity. This may not seem obvious in large pieces that must be carefully crafted over weeks or months. Here is how it works. When I began the first pieces in this body of work many years ago they were purely improvisational. I would begin each piece with a flat slab of clay that I cut into a shape that would be the bottom of the sculpture. I usually had a vague idea of the proportions I wanted. This general notion set the theme within which I worked. In the manner of free jazz I would consider ...

David Mcelfish - I feel that we all have artistic ability. One person will paint with oil while another will paint with words. Some with wood, some with metal or bronze. We all need to find that medium in which we can create. It is the balance of life, the ying and the yang. At times we get really out of balance exercising the logical side and not the creative. I have been in that boat before, dealing with worldly matters to the extreme and depriving the spiritual or creative side. I believe it can cause physical health issues as well as mental health issues. The body, mind, and spirit, tight rope. So due to triping and falling a time or two I have found a medium in which I can express my artistic side. Thus finding moments of bliss and balance in the every day routine. I only hope that I may share this with you even for just a breif moment, may somthing stir within you and make the day just a little brighter for you. The true joy of art is found in sharing it with others and knowing that we are not alone. May you have a fine and ...

Andrew Sweet - Andy Sweet is a Denver based sculptor who uses stone, steel and occasionally other mediums to construct his sculptural statements. His studio is part of the Ironton Gallery and Studio in the RiNO art district north of downtown. He is currently represented by Ironton Studios and Gallery in the RiNO district of Denver. Andy left his first career as a clinical psychologist in 1998 and went to Art school here in the Denver area at RMCAD. From 200-2005 he worked as a full time sculptor and learned the art world while he did this. Today Andy has added practice (of psychology) to his work week 2 days, but still produces art at the Ironton Studio complex. "Visit Sweet Studio's website for more information on Abstract Stone Sculpture Art " ...

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