marshall
svendsen sculptor
Artist Statement Svendsen’s work characterizes itself by his response to material and unconscious experiences. His creative process begins with nonlinear thinking; sculpting Primitives, forms with individual meaning that function as interchangeable parts. Primitives are a visual language through which he develops and visually unpacks his unconscious thinking. As the work is created, it seemingly formulates its own narrative, while Marshall rearranges, replicates, dissects and combines, the blending of organic and geometric forms. The sculptures are rooted in the human condition: The content and context of his work revolves around the human experience of space, technology and the body as our dwelling. They explore how we manipulate and adapt to our environment and emotional connections. Marshall juxtaposes the degradation of time on the objects with the density of material. The use of bronze solidifies and memorializes the work into a relic, a new form that has accumulated and revealed antiquity. The weight of his personal narrative and the depth and wonderment of the ancient converge within these bronze forms. The work is rooted in the human condition with respect to our current and future coexistence with technology and its effect on human existence.
Marshall Svendsen Sculptor
current works
primitive series
2017
Child cast bronze 41”x14”x14”
Adaptation cast bronze 48”x20”x22”
Vision cast bronze 46”x12”x12”
Wedge cast bronze 36”x16”x16”
Voyage cast bronze 36”x36”x16”
Self Portrait at 37 cast bronze 41”x12”x12”
Primitive cast bronze 19”x16”x6”
Work in progress
Wall Fragment 2 cast bronze 18”x6”x3”
Key cast bronze 18”x9”x9”
Wreath cast bronze 30”x30”x9”
Cross cast bronze 18”x12”x8”
Fragment 3 cast bronze 6”x7”x7”
Fragment 4 cast bronze 6”x7”x7”
Fragment 2 cast bronze 18”x8”x8”
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