Original artwork description:

Many of my wall sculptures are images of women, mostly nudes. I choose one nude to draw in wire over another based on the pose. I think the best and only way to see the simplicity and beauty of a women is through a simple drawing - made with as few lines as possible. It draws the viewer into the image. Wire makes it possible for me to shape the nude beyond my original drawing, to make the shape gentler and organic. When I think of it, almost all things natural are rounded; only man-made objects have square. Wire is very hard to bend into a square.

This piece measured 12 X 30-inches. It is made of 5 mm thick (#9 gauge) low carbon steel wire that I bend by hand and weld in numerous spots to assure stability, then powder coat gloss black** with an extremely durable, weather resistant material that makes it suitable for outdoor and indoor wet locations indoors. The sculpture is easily installed on a wall according to instructions I provide. It is designed to hang approximately 2 inches from the wall surface so that it projects a moving shadow. The piece is signed with a thinner wire.

I make wire wall sculptures for public, commercial, and residential locations. The wire pieces are the final step in a simplification process that starts with a photograph or group of photographs. I make and remake a digital line drawing to emphasize only the essence and feel of the subject, then, like the poet who reviews every word, I re-examine every turn and curve as I bend the wire into a sculpture. The final installation, a solid line in space in front of a moving shadow, has scale enough to suit a large wall without dominating the room. My work has been purchased by collectors from all over the world.


**Other colors are available for a set-up charge of $100. Email for details.

Materials used:

9 gauge (4.7 mm thick) steel wire, powder coated gloss black

Tags:

#nude #women #large #beauty #organic #wire #steel #poetic image #rounded #welded #powder coated #wire wall #bart soutendijk