Artist's Statement
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Artist's Statement Through my life everything I have gravitated to has been related to form, movement and expression in three dimensions; dancing, costume design, product development and design, art classes, masks, and now sculpture. The distillation of these elements came surprisingly through a class offering. I thought it would be fun as well as great therapy (hitting a rock with a hammer!). Once I started I never stopped. The subject of thework is created from a personal definition of alchemy, myth and time. This expression of alchemy mixes elements and concepts both physical and metaphysical to express the essence of transformation. Myths are the stories and archetypes that have become part of each culture, to describe their world. The myth describes not only the physical but the psychological and metaphysical aspects of culture as well. The stories speak to our humanity and how we have come to be. I am drawn to the old stories. These stories have fused with my ideas of alchemy, transformation, and from dreams, study, reading, travel, art, and nature, to create sculpture that has its own stories and embodies its own mythology. Although the ideas are developed in sketches and maquettes, it is through carving that concept is manifested and the true character of the particular stone is revealed. The process of melding concept with stone is where the real creation takes place; as the raw material becomes refined, its essence emerges. This is truly the dance. http://Renes-Sculpture.com email: Rene@Renes-Sculpture.com © 2008 Rene Dayan-Whitehead |