Creations By Pat Mack

What does it take to create a bronze sculpture? First, before we cover the mechanics or technique, we need to consider the concept and design development first.

 

I am looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the reception on Wednesday April 14, @ 5:30- 8:30 p.m. I will be the only sculptor at this show.  However, there will be photography work by Larry Ladig, and paintings by Vandra Pentecost, Chitra Ramanathan, Carrie Wild and Kevin Wilson.

 

Local artist enjoy time away from working to share and discuss aspects of what it takes to be productive artists.

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I really enjoyed this article by Erin Swanson on her coverage of the SullivanMunce 'Go Figure' exhibit. She did a super job in describing the exhibit and interviewing all the participating artists. Link to article.
http://www.examiner.com/x-4029-Indianapolis-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m3d1...

FYI, Several of my pieces will be on display for the "Go Figure..." exhibit at the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center through April 25, 2009. Below is the exhibit description. Use the Google map link to help you get there!

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"The depiction of the human form, its rhythm and sensitivity, has for generations been viewed with fascination from the earliest cave art and hand formed clay to today’s contemporary works in mixed media, paint, bronze and digital representations.

Utilizing line, form, volume and gesture, artists through the ages have expressed the human condition, expressing tragedy and ecstasy and the wonder of life.

Join us as the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center exhibits 2D works by Caroline Mecklin, Jim Gerard, Judy Leiviska, Tim Engelland, Austin Pittman and Vandra Pentecost. The exhibition will also include sculptures by Matthew Davey, Jacob Dobson and Pat Mack. Their works showcase a variety of styles with a wide range of media that celebrate figurative art.

Exhibition continues through April 25, 2009"

While most of my pieces are made from metal (bronze, steel rod) I have made a few pieces that are wood. One sculpture I want to share with you this week is a piece I made for St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianapolis.

The idea for the sculpture came from Fr. William Munshower, pastor St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He was seeking something that would present Jesus as a child. Additionally, Fr. Munshower sought to have the Mother be a universal person to all but not necessarily Western European looking. And lastly, wood would be used because Fr. Munshower felt it was warm, inviting, and connective to those that saw the sculpture.

For those of you that may have missed the Smaller Indiana Elegant Funk exhibit August 1st, several pictures are on Flickr. "Reconstructed Law" and "Transcendent" (below) were on display at Elegant Funk and featured on a short video produced by Smaller Indiana member Zack Legend.

Before I forget, if you are in Indianapolis August 1st (5pm to 9pm), please come by the free Smaller Indiana Elegant Funk exhibit at 1125 Brookside Avenue Suite C7, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Call 317-270-8258 for more info (Google map link). I will have my "Transcendent" piece (below) on display and I will be around for conversation the whole evening. I would enjoy seeing you there!

I have been working on a sculpture that started with thoughts on rebirth. I feel everything within the universe follows the energy cycle of birth, growth, maturity, death, and rebirth. Plants, animals, the earth, the planets, and more importantly, people all share this cycle of energy.

For me, understanding this concept brings peace within, because for us the energy we experience is the energy from love. The rebirth of the soul unites the past and present under the aspect of eternity. Not only are we reborn, we are reconnected to past loved ones.