Donald Kolberg Sculpture, Painting, Drawing
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I look for an ease and harmony in my wire mesh
sculpture, what Matisse called "arabesque". The interaction of the
piece with its environment, including in most, the cast shadow,
allows me to capture the unique quality of the whole subject. The
character of the steel mesh diffuses the importance of mass so that
I can emphasis the inner muscular tension, sometimes through
distortion. By rejecting volume for a more kinetic rhythm I can explore what Naum Gabo searched for in the basic forms of our perceptions of real time. Even the most perceptually static of my pieces explores what Degas explored in painting, the problems of form and movement. Most recently I have been experimenting with steel. Pushing its characteristics, I am bending, twisting and pulling the material, until it creates a gestured form, abstractly related to the human figure. This seems to be the next step in capturing the qualities of movement and emotion that I am after. |
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PAINTING Painting has always been a part of my artwork. From gesture drawings to acrylic canvas, I have tried to render the feeling, texture and tension of life. Charcoal is an essential part of this two dimensional process. It has a quality that can be manipulated and blended into other mediums. Somehow it always has a place in my projects. And for me Art is always about exploring the relationship between medium and message, (thank you Marshall wherever you are). I've worked with the traditional materials of stone, clay, paint, charcoal and pencil as well as some that are much less common such as enamel spray paint, acid for glass etching, scrap metal, homemade paper and for the past few years, steel wiremesh and steel ribbons for sculpture. |
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