Sincere sculpture

Quoted text begins.RE: ". . . 'sin-cera' (without wax) was a true, high quality piece of
art without wax patches. Later, the word was introduced to the English
language with its present meaning."
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Hugo,

Thanks for that question and etymology -- and as for myself I have made
a few 'sincere' sculptures in that sense of the word, and also in the
sense that they are just about perfect. By that I mean that after I
finish I can find nothing in the work I would have done differently. I
don't mean you (or others) would find it perfect as a viewer, though you
might . . . ? ;-)

About every twenty pieces or thirty pieces everything goes right in the
work. No hidden flaws that couldn't be turned into a asset, no turning
down blind alleys in the relationships of the different elements, no wax
used to fill minor flaws, etc. -- every decision I made in the work was
the correct one for the overall concept, for the expressive statement I
found myself making.

Because of this the formula I use to fix values for individual works
breaks down. Using that time/material based formula these one-in-thirty
pi eces would be too cheap compared to the rest of my work. To remedy
this I add what I call the synchronicity mark-up, which is simply a way
to bring the 'market' value up to a comparable level to works of the
same general size and complexity. The perfectly 'sincere' pieces should
by all rights be more valuable due to the synergistic nexus that came
together to make the piece.

Anybody else do anything like this?

Good Carving to You, Don

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