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Maypole / 1314 Winter Collection / Colorado Yule Marble
14 x 8 x 57.5″ / SN131203 / One Man Lift / Sold
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When the time came to carve the block that would become ‘Maypole’, the 4th sculpture of the 1314 Winter Collection, I had enjoyed the pleasure of ample time during which to familiarize myself with its form and innate characteristics. I had split this piece from a larger block of Colorado Yule Marble, and while the one side broke into several pieces, the remainder sheared off in such a manner that I instantly knew the lovely long sliver of stone would serve very nicely as the first of the ‘Ribbons of Light’; curvilinear reductionist standing stones, or stelae, carved in a manner so as to allow light to travel through the walls, and in so doing serves to illuminate the sculpture from within. It’s odd just how often a major decision regarding key and signature features of a sculpture manifest themselves in the final moments prior to the actual carving – and such was the case with ‘Maypole’s’ 180 degree twist. It was only once I had the block in the workshop, and on my banker, that my mind turned to marking out a spiral twist. Gradually the ‘pole’ took shape. The name ‘Maypole’ struck me as apt as the ancient spring fertility symbol was generally danced around in a twisting winding fashion, and the implied movement in the pole’s twist seemed to suggest just such merry movement, as the happy dancers spun round and around the annual May pole.
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Maypole
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Curvilinear Marble Sculpture by Martin Cooney
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