"Canadian-based sculptor Vanessa Paschakarnis has received critical acclaim for her bold abstract imagery and sensitive treatment of materials. Although inanimate objects, the artist's work clearly calls to mind the presence of an individual; forms such as her shields symbolically refer to protective devices yet physically reflect the fact that they are human, rather than machine made. The simplicity of Paschakarnis' forms suggests often impersonal, objects of contemporary life. As a result viewers are confronted with imagery that seems at once ancient and new. Born and trained in Germany, Paschakarnis received her MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas." (Joe Becherer, Director Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park).
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Installationsansichten [Fotos: Courtesy of Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park und Vanessa Paschakarnis]
Zeichnung fuer Celestial Bell, 2003 (Himmelsglocke):
Ölpastell und Bleistift auf Papier, 174 cm x 174 cm
Zeichnung für Cape Breton Shield, 2006 (Cape Breton Schild):
Bleistift auf Papier, 118 cm x 235 cm
Zeichnung für Black Shield, 2006 (Schwarzes Schild):
Bleistift auf Papier, 235 cm x 118 cm
The Cape Breton Shield, (Das Cape Breton Schild), 2005:
Roter Marmor von Cape Breton, 122 cm x 150 cm x 25cm;
Marmor Kubus, 60 cm x 60 cm x 60 cm
The Black Shield, (Das Schwarze Schild), 2006:
Bronze, 172 cm x 137 cm x 70cm
Facing the Sky (Masks), 2001 (1/8):
In den Himmel blicken (Masken), 2001 (1/8)
3 Teile, patinierte Bronze, jede ca. 50 cm x 30 cm x 18 cm;
etwas über Augenhöhe an der Wand angebracht
» vgl. "Drawing for Celestial Bell", "The Cape Breton Shield", "The Black Shield", "Facing the Sky"
Juni 2007 – Copyright Vanessa Paschakarnis
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