Nathan A Johansen, Provo, Ut
Sculpture 1 : Winter Hibiscus Leaf
Media: bronze
Dimensions: 16" X 25" x 8"
$6200
A plant progressing through it's growing season has many interesting stages of development. From seed and seedling to fruit, some stages catch our eye, like the flower stage. Winter Hibiscus Leaf gives us a view into a beautiful stage of plant life, sometimes overlooked, the dying, dried stage. A necessary step to spring's renewal, winter, with its rest period produces beauty in a dried, curled up leaf.
Sculpture 1 : Thorns, Bees, and Rhinos
Media: bronze & steel
Dimensions: 40" x 20" x 20"
$5300
This sculpture is a depiction of the childlike approach to combining nature with imagination to create something new. Like when a rose thorn is plucked from the stem and affixed to a nose! Is it a Rose Thorn, or a Nose Horn? Some people can’t see the thorn for the rose. The exaggerated noses, with their rhino horns and bee stingers affixed, are covered with reproductions of children's original drawings depicting their version of bees and rhino. The fresh, untainted artwork of these small kids, free of preconceived imagery underlines the concept of youthful imagination. Fifty-two young artists contributed to the creation of this piece.