Sculpture No. 4
Artist: Mel Kendrick (American, born 1949)
Date: 1991 (design), 1994 (cast)
Dimensions:
H: 104 1/4 in. (264.8 cm); Max Base W: 68 11/16 in. (174.5 cm); Min. Base W: 33 5/16 in. (84.7 cm)
Medium: Cast bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society
Object number: 1994.42
Label Text:To make his sculptures, Mel Kendrick slices through large blocks of wood with a chainsaw and then arranges the cut pieces until he is satisfied with the composite shape that emerges. He makes no attempt to mask the process of creation: his woodcarving is improvisational.
During the 1980s, he began casting some of his wood sculpture into bronze. He explained, “In some ways, my work in bronze clarifies what I’m doing because the bronze exaggerates the natural [qualities of wood], allowing an awareness of saw marks and wood grains.” Look closely at Sculpture No. 4 and you can see grooves from the saw, drips of glue, and other evidence of his working method, preserved in the bronze.
During the 1980s, he began casting some of his wood sculpture into bronze. He explained, “In some ways, my work in bronze clarifies what I’m doing because the bronze exaggerates the natural [qualities of wood], allowing an awareness of saw marks and wood grains.” Look closely at Sculpture No. 4 and you can see grooves from the saw, drips of glue, and other evidence of his working method, preserved in the bronze.
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