Limited Edition Cast Leaded Glass by david varnau

Because I sculpt the entire sculpture in clay with a live model before me, I am able to capture the unique features of each model and a sense of their soul, their truth. Since each piece in my body of work has been sculpted of a different person, you will notice that I have been able to create a portfolio with a great variety of poses and subjects. What motivates me is the desire to create allegories in bronze and glass that explore such topics as bondage and liberation, bliss and angst, defeat and triumph, temptation and surrender, playfulness and rebirth. While some reflect a tranquility that seems almost eternal, others are very dynamic and kinetic, captured in action. Some seem lyrical and light hearted, some are grief struck and still others are uplifting, even stirring. But all speak to the human condition and the spectrum of our experience through the compelling beauty and the singular expressiveness of the human body.

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