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Barbara French Duzan - Bronze
Sculptures by Barbara French Duzan - Bronze All Sculptures All Artists
Sculpture Statement
Artist Statement
I think of my art as a journal. I can’t resist collecting “treasures” when hiking or walking the beaches. I fill my pockets with everything from seed pods and pine cones to shells and sea glass. I read about the beliefs of many cultures and how they affect the individuals. These objects and ideas make their way to my studio and then to my art as a reflection of my impressions of the world around me, and the I find the world of nature excites and enchants me. Both flora and fauna invite me to study their forms and behaviors, but animals are the vehicles through which I share these passions. My goal is to captivate the viewer with the gestures and expressions that make each subject seem to be unique while at the same time representing their species as a whole. Sculpting in clay for bronze is the best medium for me to share their beauty and their quirks. It allows me to work in an impressionistic style with a touch of whimsy. I judge a piece to be successful if it makes the viewer smile, they In addition to sculpting in clay, I use taxidermy forms as a base and clay and plaster of paris to transform them into animal heads that are uniquely my own. I cover the heads in mosaic-like patterns of clay, beads and found objects. Originally, they were a representation of camouflage for protecting prey animals. The irony is that they end up as a trophy on the wall anyway. The heads allow me to explore ideas of how inanimate objects influence beliefs and behaviors in individuals and cultures. One has only to don a mask to know the power of assuming a whole new personality. Wishes are made to objects such as trees with the expectation of fulfillment. The sculptures can represent the power of a mask, containers of sacred substances, arbiters of disputes, granters of wishes and powerful protectors or guardians.
Upon request, detailed photographs of all sculptures are available.
Sculptures by Barbara French Duzan - Bronze • All Sculptures • All Artists
Little Egret
Little Egret
Bronze || 16 x 12 x 10.75 || Edition: 25 || $ 3300
Dog House I
Dog House I
Cast Bronze || 11 x 3.75 x 2.75 || $ 1500
Just Browsing
Just Browsing
Cast Bronze || 17 x 5 x 5 || 2800
Who's On First
Who's On First
Bronze || 13 x 16 x 7 || $ 2000
Healing Bear
Healing Bear
Bronze || 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 || $ 250
Ginkgo Table - Functional Form
Ginkgo Table - Functional Form
Bronze || 21 x 12 x 5.5 || 2600
Mouse
Mouse
Bronze - available in Bronze or natural color patina || 3 x 3 x 1 || $ 350
Little Bighorn
Little Bighorn
Bronze || 9 x 4 x 7 || Edition: 12 || $ 1700
Norwich Terrier Sitting
Norwich Terrier Sitting
Bronze || 7 t x 6 l x 4 w || Edition: 12 || $ 1200
Black Backed Stilt
Black Backed Stilt
Bronze || 10.5 x 8 x 6 || Edition: 15 || $ 1450
Burrito
Burrito
Bronze || 14.5 x 10 x 8 || Edition: 25 || $ 2700
Balancing bear
Balancing bear
Bronze || 7 x 6 x 6 || Edition: 15 || $ 1350
Happy Puppy
Happy Puppy
Bronze || 8 x 6.5 x 5 || Edition: 15 || $ 1350
Golden Snoozing
Golden Snoozing
Bronze || 8 x 2 x 6 || Edition: 20 || $ 900
Falcon Cairn
Falcon Cairn
Bronze || 8 x 3 x 2.5 || Edition: 20 || $ 1125
Can't Sleep
Can't Sleep
Bronze || 6.5 t x 9 l x 4.5 w || Edition: 20 || $ 1200
Norwich Terrier Standing
Norwich Terrier Standing
Bronze - Available mid April || 8 t x 10 l x 5 w || Edition: 12 || $ 1650
Functional forms: Gingko and Bird in gallery
Functional forms: Gingko and Bird in gallery
Bronze
Dog House Totem
Dog House Totem
Bronze || 19 t x 7 w x 7 d || $ 2700
Gallery View
Gallery View
Dove Table Front View
Dove Table Front View
Bronze || 21 t x 12 l x 5.5 w || Additional views of table available || $ 3300
Hummer
Hummer
Bronze Edition:25 || 3 x 3 x 1.5 || $ 450
Sitting Fox
Sitting Fox
Bronze Edition:10 || 8.5 x 7 x 6 || $ 1100
Bookends
Bookends
Bronze || all approx 6.5 t x 5 l x 5 w || Edition of 15 || $850 each
Flopsy
Flopsy
Bronze || 4.5 t x 4 w x 3 d || Edition of 15 || $ 650
Foxhunter
Foxhunter
Bronze || 5.5 t x 8 l x 3 w || Edition of 15 || $ 975
Pearl
Pearl
Bronze Edition:25 || 6 t x 5 x 3 || Available in tan or gray || $ 1100
Jack L Rabbit
Jack L Rabbit
Bronze Edition:12 || 6.5 x 14.5 x 5 || $ 2000
Carrot Patch
Carrot Patch
Bronze || 8 t x 7.5 x 7.5 || $ 1650
Field Mouse
Field Mouse
Bronze || 9.5 x 5 || Edition: 15 || $ 1200
Polar Bear - Chill Out
Polar Bear - Chill Out
Bronze || 12.5 x 7 x 5 || Edition: 20 || $ 1200
Netsuke [Available in five different patinas]
Netsuke [Available in five different patinas]
Bronze || 3.5 t x 4 w x 2 d || Open edition || $325
Flora & Fauna small table [Three rabbit legs]
Flora & Fauna small table [Three rabbit legs]
Bronze || 28 t x 18 inch diameter || Open Edition || $ 5000
Wren Party
Wren Party
Bronze || 7 t x 7 diameter || Edition: 12 || $ 2200
Cardinal
Cardinal
Bronze || 10 tall x 5 x 9 || Edition: 15 || $ 1800
Two's Company [2 hummingbirds on bowl]
Two's Company [2 hummingbirds on bowl]
Bronze || 5.5 x 6 diameter || Edition:25 || 1300
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Bronze: 15 || 35 t 26 w x 10 d || $ 7100
Fox Family
Fox Family
Bronze || 20 t x 15 x 11 || Edition: 10 || $ 6400
Sleeping Fox
Sleeping Fox
Bronze Edition:10 || 3.5 x 6 x 6 || $ 700
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