CANADA
1980 - 1984

  Carl Merten

       

1x4
1 over 4

polished bronze and stainless steel

Private collection

300 X 300 X 300mm

I enjoyed exploring the sensuous breast forms reflected in this work. My training as a silversmith aided in achieving the goal of a highly polished surface.

Confreres
Confreres

Five piece bronze

Sizes variable -- 230 high to 150 high

These five hooded abstracts evoke varying responses ... hooded monks, conspirators, hierarchical structures.

Judges
Judges

Bronze

400 x 280 x 120mm

1:10 scale maquette

Designed for a court house sculpture commission, both forms can be separately turned to create changing spatial patterns

A more personal reflection on the vagaries of law can be achieved by positioning the works to evoke elements of satire, recognisable to the legal fraternity.

The turn tables are designed so that the ponderous forms can be easily and safely moved by a child.

Lorelei
 

 

 

 

Lorelei

Bronze

480 x 300 mm

Private collection

Nidus Nidus

Bronze and silver

450 x 180 x 120mm

Private collection

Latin for "rest", the word suggests protection and enclosure. The two bronze forms nurture the precious seed made in silver. I've explored a number of elements in this work, male and female, strong and tender, the opposites linked by one of our most ancient symbols, the spiral.

Pan
Pan

Bronze

300 high

edition of 10

People like the abstract swirling musicality of this table sculpture that sits equally well in the garden.

Ours has acquired a pleasant green patina that blends naturally with the smooth river boulder elevating him over one of our ponds.

Persona
 

 

Persona

Handmade paper and plexiglass

St. Sebastian
 

 

St. Sebastian

British Columbia marble and brass

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