From:
Norman Watts <Norman_Watts@zzzzzzz>
Date:
Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:29:47 -0500
Subject:
great carvings
On Jan 13, 2005, at 9:35 PM, CR Schiefer wrote:
Quoted text begins.Would like to thank watts for bringing up the Safomayor works the
American woman and other big works are truely great and unusual for
"today" with the main stress in abstraction cr schiefer
End of quote.
What struck me very much was this method of carving from top to bottom,
like draining the tub. "Woman" was done, final details and finish,
almost down to within centimeters of the virgin stone from which it was
emerging. In particular, I was thinking about recent discussions on
pointing methods, and also my own earlier question about exactly when
a critical feature such as finished human face is done. The
progression, as depicted in the sequence of pictures, suggest total
control and confidence on the part of the carver. And maybe that was
the purpose??
Norman Watts, Ph. D.
National Institutes of Health
50 South Drive, Rm. 1509
Bethesda, MD 20892-8025
Phone: (301) 402-3418
Fax: (301) 480-7629
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