David Varnau's sculpture blog

See 150 artworks–all nudes–by artists from across North America.   Unclad 2012 Art Show runs October 12-14th, 10 am-5 pm in Stanwood, WA.  Two of my works, Nocturne and Transformation, were selected to be featured in the show.

Transformation

Nocturne

Daybreak

Two of my sculptures have been accepted in  Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Art Gallery.  Some 75,000 art lovers attend the three day festival that is one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest.  The two sculptures are Nocturne, which is a cobalt blue cast leaded glass piece that is lit from below with LED lighting.  The other is entitled Daybreak of cast bronze and was only recently completed.

Nocturne

Poledancer

I am excited to tell you about three newly completed bronzes that I recently picked up at the foundry. 

The first is Poledancer, which I feel is one of my best pieces that I have created in the past 15 years!  In this work, I feel the female form comes alive 

with sensuous fluidity and finds expression in her kinetic lines, conjuring the image of a performer who transfixes her viewers with her energy and alluring power.

AURORA

Aurora, an abstracted female torso in limited edition cast bronze and designed to be a hanging artwork, has been juried into the Eastside Association of Fine Arts 2012 Open Abstract Exhibition. The show runs Jan. 10 – Feb. 24, 2012 at EAFA Gallery, Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108

The Bird

A universally recognized gesture–made by an incensed woman.

This bronze piece is clearly provocative and will no doubt generate controversy.   It’s edginess always elicits a reaction–viewers are either humored or affronted by its in-your-face message.

Transformation

A “transformer” sculpture, this piece can be viewed as pictured here or without the Eagle, as seen in the sculpture entitled, The Bird.  The mythical image here is of a woman confronted eye to eye by the primal energy of a raptor staring her down.  Surely, something primeval is exchanged between them.

View the following newly completed sculptures on my website and follow future blogs here to learn where they are being exhibited.

Nocturne

Depicted in Nocturne is a young woman lost in her nighttime dreams as she lies unaware of her own dreamgirl beauty.  Her tranquility conjures the image of one recovering her youthful vitality and charm from these moments serene slumber. Nocturnecan be viewed in low lighting since it is lit by an LED light board in its base that is powered by standard AC current.

Bathtime

Captured here is a playful moment between small child and young mother following their bath together.  The child impishly toys with the bath towel in a mischievous ploy to continue what the world over is the fun of bath time with mommy.

I am pleased that my cast leaded glass sculpture, Allure, was selected for the juried art show currently running at the Fraker/Scott Gallery in Seattle’s Pioneer Square.  It is the first foray of my work into the Pioneer Square art scene and I am delighted to be represented in that dynamic venue.  Come down and view the great collection of forty two 2-D and eleven 3-D juried artworks at Fraker/Scott Gallery.

ALLURE

September 1 – October 1, 2011  ICON—a juried art show

Fraker/Scott Gallery, 121 Prefontaine Pl South, Seattle, WA  98104

206/883-4633         Gallery  Hours: Wed-Sat 11- 5:00

Reflection (detail)

Visit the Schack Art Center for the 18^th Juried Art Show, which is a biennial exhibit of Northwest artists offering a well-rounded variety of mediums to produce an eclectic and visually stimulating exhibit.  Two of my sculptures, Wind Dancers and  Reflection, were both selected to be part of the exhibit.  Located in the main gallery, the show runs from June 30 – August 25, Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm, Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday, Noon-5 PM, 2921 Hoyt Ave. Everett, WA 98201, 425-259-5050.

Allure (detail)

My cast leaded glass sculpture, Allure, has been selected for the Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Art Show.  It is among other sculptures and a large array of art media that will be exhibited at the Edmonds Arts Festival this Father’s Day weekend.  Join us at the Festival and enjoy this piece, which evokes an image of a female emerging from below the water’s surface. Her form radiates energy as well as grace in the subtle arching of her body.

The Blessing

My original cast bronze sculpture, entitled The Blessing, has been selected by the jury judges for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival.

The Blessing is a very different theme from that of it’s companion piece, Genuflection to Longing. Blessing conjures an image of liberation. The figure is of a male who has just broken the chains that have bound him and he is both awestruck and grateful that the possibilities before him are immense. It evokes that renewed sense of promise that life offers.

It just goes to show that how the artist intends for his art to be interpreted may not be how a viewer sees it.  The festival takes place on May 20-22.   Go to http://seattle-erotic.org/visual/