{"id":1243,"date":"2018-09-23T23:07:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T23:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2018-09-23T23:07:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T23:07:20","slug":"dramatic-gravity-defying-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/1243\/dramatic-gravity-defying-sculptures","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic, gravity-defying sculptures!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>I am excited about my two newly completed, dramatic sculptures.\u00a0 Both are designed to visually appear as though they defy gravity.<\/h2>\n<h3><em>Letting Go!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1245\" src=\"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website 5\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-795x1024.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/>Depicted in the sculpture is a male figure seen powerfully lunging forward.\u00a0\u00a0 We see him mid-step as he thrusts his body into the unknown. In this image, I chose to render an image of a male charging headlong, but with his upper body twisting away, suggesting a change of heart. What I find intriguing is the tension between the male default of seeking to be in control and his <em>recognition that, at times, he must let go.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1239\" src=\"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-4-1-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website 4\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-4-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-4-1-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-4-1-821x1024.jpg 821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1238 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-1-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website 2\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-1-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-1-808x1024.jpg 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<h3><em>Ascent<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>In this sculpture, I endeavored to create an image that depicts those moments when our spirit soars. At such a time,\u00a0it is as though we shed old, limiting perspectives and experience life afresh. Suddenly, our spirit is liberated, we feel a sense of exhilaration and lightness. <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1252\" src=\"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-3-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website 2\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-3-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-3-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-2-3-688x1024.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1248 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website 5\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-5-1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>The sense of possibility is palpable. It\u2019s then that our heart leaps and our life-force dances.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1249\" src=\"http:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-6-1-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Website 6\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-6-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-6-1-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidvarnau.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Website-6-1-687x1024.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am excited about my two newly completed, dramatic sculptures.\u00a0 Both are designed to visually appear as though they defy gravity. Letting Go! Depicted in the sculpture is a male figure seen powerfully lunging forward.\u00a0\u00a0 We see him mid-step as he thrusts his body into the unknown. 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