Body Language II: DeFranceaux, Denning and Nelson September 11, 2008

Sculpturesite gallery is pleased to present a group show of figurative sculpture in bronze, cast epoxy, rubber, water-based resin, fiberglass and mixed media by three Bay Area sculptors. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 11th from 5:30 - 7:30pm. Artists will be in attendance.

Deirdre deFranceaux's life-size inflatable kinetic figures made of nylon hosiery and latex rubber evoke human emotions through their intense gestural references. In an installation of three to five figures created especially for the exhibition, deFranceaux explores the always contemporary theme of longing and rejection in relationships (here both hetero- and homosexual) in a constant dance of seduction and repulsion. The tableau includes figures suspended from the ceiling, sitting on props and lying on the floor.

John Denning will show several new pieces cast in bronze finished with his exquisitely intricate painterly patinas. More recently, Denning has been experimenting with alternative direct sculpting materials and he will also present works in fiberglass and epoxy and water-based resins. Denning is fascinated with the passage of time and how the human body constantly reinvents itself through physical and emotional experiences. In addition to pedestal and free standing works, Denning will exhibit two suspended pieces: "Clouds", an installation composed of two life size, but mush abstracted figures floating among shield-like forms, and a long-legged ghostly horse and its ecstatic rider.

Christin Nelson, a well respected professor who has taught figurative sculpting in the Bay Area for many years, delves into the expressiveness of the human body through its individual parts, as she separates them, then reassembles them in surreal ways to create "monsters" of surprising sweetness and elegance. She will show a series of wall hung pieces in bronze and four works close to life size cast in epoxy with atomized metal particles to which she has applied patinas.

Free.

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