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"Steel
succumbs to
the whim of
the flame,
then stands
firm in its
vacancy,
displaying
all the
traces of
the flame's
insistence
plus the
scars of the
hammer,
grinder, and
awl. So
fluid are
the lines
chased by
the stroke
of the
flame. So
delicate the
shimmering
edges,
straight,
jagged,
complex and
subdued. So
plain the
metal.
Ordinary,
yet it is
the
strength-giving
backbone to
the modern
world. It is
the quiet
voice of
giants
spanning,
reaching,
sprawling,
making.
Color
torched in
afterglow,
highlighting
the alloy
ingredient
composition
in the
surfaces,
clear rich
voices
telling of
the
experience
bringing it
to what it
has become."
"The human
figure, the
form of the
ages. Until
the quorum
of my
audience is
composed of
something
else, this
will remain
my favorite
object of
articulation
in
sculpture.
The human
form tells
the stories
of the heart
soul and
spirit. What
then is left
to
communicate?"

Bendy |