Last month, as I went about selecting the pieces I was going to submit for the 'Abstract' show at River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta, I passed over 4 small bronze sculptures thinking ..."they are too small to get attention, they might be overlooked". This decision led me to have several conversations with myself about size. I recognized that, although the pieces were small (3 /12 " - 4" high), if the design was effective, they could have been made any size and been successful. I knew that as the artist, I viewed each piece closely during its creation and that this familiarity magnified my view of each as a sculpture. If they were shown in an art exhibit in Gulliver's Lilliput, they would appear to be quite large to the tiny Lilliputians. On the other hand, at an exhibit in Brobdingnag they would appear to be almost microscopic to the gigantic Brobdingnagians. It's all relative. It is the viewer who must adjust to the piece, not the piece to the viewer. These musings led me to wonder - what if ?
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AuthorCynthia Smith, Maine artist, originally from Connecticut. Taught art at secondary level for 35 years, retired in 2004. Sculpts in bronze, wood, stone, clay & plaster. Her work can be seen at several mid-coast Maine galleries and shows. Archives
June 2023
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