Extended Bow
(Yoga pose)
Medium:
Bronze
Base: Black Vermont Granite
Size: 20"(H) x 13" x 6"
Price:
$6,800
Extended
Bow is an edition of thirty.
The extended bow is a very advanced yoga pose. I sought to capture the
serenity, purity and simplicity of the form. The negative spaces give
the form a cathedral feeling. The oval position suggests continuity,
eternity, the feminine principal.
Artist’s
Notes on “Centered Woman” Series
Doing
a series of sculptures entitled “Centered Women” was a natural
for me for a number of reasons.
One
is that the healing arts have been one of my life-long interests. I
am, among other things, an RN, having studied anatomy and physiology
and practiced nursing for years.
Also,
as a young woman, I studied both ballet and modern dance, including
master classes from José Limon. I grew up in a household with
a sister who was a professional dancer.
Finally,
I currently study and practice Iyengar yoga. The model I used for the
“Centered Women” series has practiced yoga all of her adult
life.
I
studied T’ai Chi books and video tapes before beginning “Form
and Spirit” and got insights from a critique of the work at an
early stage by Rich Marantz, a T’ai Chi instructor in Manchester,
VT.
The
female form has been a universal theme in the history of sculpture.
What I bring to the genre is a fresh approach, using the female figure
in contemporary, yet timeless, dramatic, energetic and centered poses.
These figures incorporate sculptural elements such as pure simplified
forms, attention to silhouette and interesting use of negative spaces.
Elaine Franz Witten
