entrancing
FIGURES
BY MICHAEL SCIVOLI
Over the centuries, artists have deviated more and more from the idealism of
Ancient Greece and the decorative styles inspired by the Roman Catholic Church.
While history still has its place in artistic expression, today's sculptors focus on
capturing the emotional imperfections and refinements of the human condition.
ese artists breathe physical life into something that lives inside all of us; as Polish
Artist Grzegorz Gwiazda puts it, sculpting is a "reformation of reality." While these
molded and chiseled blocks of bronze, clay, and iron may not look exactly like us (or
our ideal human schematic), we've all experienced them before. eir forms speak to
us; they've been unearthed from their respective materials into something that we all
know to be true inside of ourselves. Much like us, they occupy physical space, alive
with the beauty and tragedy of being human. To truly understand their entrancing
yet haunting sense of familiarity and relatability, one must turn to their creators.
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