Erin Sullivan, Fire and Water Single, USA, 2016

Erin Sullivan, Fire and Water Single, USA, 2016
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Erin Sullivan, Fire and Water Single, USA, 2016

The Fire and Water series is inspired by the relationship between opposing forces. Borrowing from the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi (the acceptance of transience and imperfection), the Fire and Water sconces reflect dualities in nature like that of the feminine and the masculine or that of the light and the dark.

The pictured Fire and Water sconce, cast in bronze from a single triangular fragment of burnt old wood, preserves the natural character of its source material. A curtain of horsehair dramatically descends from the base of the bronze relief and embedded LED lights emit a warm glow. Sullivan’s work presents a visual, elegant equilibrium between artifact and nature.

New York-based contemporary sculptor Erin Sullivan employs the labor-intensive lost-wax process to create exquisite, realistic bronze interpretations of her organic subject matter. As Sullivan works on a commission basis, custom dimensionality and finishes may be accommodated.

Medium: Black Patinated Bronze, Horse Hair, LEDs

Dimensions: 40” H x 12” W x 4 3/4” D, 101.60 H x 30.48 W x 12.06 D cm

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