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Both Realist and Abstract Art have exited me with there challenges throughout my career. Though sculpture, and wood in particular, has remained my media of choice throughout, I still enjoy returning to my "roots", by working in 2d, painting, drawing on occasio n. Although these desires are generally satiated by
digital art as shown at left in "Duty/Honor". My earlier work in sculpture of the 70's and 80's was largely dedicated to realistic image. But as
I would struggle to capture the quintessential realistic representation of each of my subjects, I noticed in the microcosm of the individual shapes, patterns of form
which would capture my imagination and spirit me away from my intended course. They would manifest themselves in my mind in such a way as to ultimately
compel me to resurrect them as entities unto themselves. The result of which would find me chasing the shape itself in my next sculpture to bring it to reality. This remains so
yet today, although now more frequently I have my abstract pieces seeding my mind. But regardless which has been the source , realistic or abstract, each abstract piece I do has been inspired by some previously
completed piece. In this sense there is a continuity to the work almost as if each were a frame of a movie film, each piece being the spawn of a predecessor.
In somewhat the same way, my realistic work is inspired by the abstract I do. The abstract inspires the
spirit and aesthetics of the overall concept of the realistic so that the main thrust of the work is less pictorial and more emotional or enthusiastic.
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