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bronze sculptures
by:
Ian Smith
Arctic Memories
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Life Line
[Limited Edition of 25]
Age old ways passed down; to be taken up by the new; the harpoon line , the continuation of a traditional lifeline.
Bronze: 1/4 scale / 36 cm x 43 x 33 / (14in x 17 x 13)
Granite Base: 91.5cm x 46 x 2 (36 in x 18 x 1)
Bronze: 1/4 scale / 36 cm x 43 x 33 / (14in x 17 x 13)
Granite Base: 91.5cm x 46 x 2 (36 in x 18 x 1)
The Struggle
[Limited Edition of 50]
Cold deep black, reluctant to give up its own. The age old struggle of life, not yet lost for this Inuk and his world.
Bronze Figure: 51cm x 29 x 24 (20 in x 12 x 10)
Marble Base: 55cm x 48 x 2
(22 in x 19 x 1)
Bronze Figure: 51cm x 29 x 24 (20 in x 12 x 10)
Marble Base: 55cm x 48 x 2
(22 in x 19 x 1)
From Elders: Knowing Ways Reflections [Sold as a Pair]
[Limited Edition of 50]
Knowing Ways: Yesterdays, long gone, yet alive today, still full of meaning; the Inuit beat of a dancer's drum sings of knowing ways.
Bronze figure / 43 x 25 x 30 cm / (17 x 10 x 12 in)
Marble Base: 41cm x 18 x 11.5 / (16 in x 7 x 4.5)
Refections: In the reflection of the stone lamp, thoughts of times without heat and light, remembered moments and people past, flicker before the tended flame.
Bronze Figure: 37.5cm x 25.5 x 28 (14.75 in x 10 x 11)
Marble Base: 41cm x 18 x 11.5 / (16 in x 7 x 4.5)
Bronze figure / 43 x 25 x 30 cm / (17 x 10 x 12 in)
Marble Base: 41cm x 18 x 11.5 / (16 in x 7 x 4.5)
Refections: In the reflection of the stone lamp, thoughts of times without heat and light, remembered moments and people past, flicker before the tended flame.
Bronze Figure: 37.5cm x 25.5 x 28 (14.75 in x 10 x 11)
Marble Base: 41cm x 18 x 11.5 / (16 in x 7 x 4.5)
Early Start
[Limited Edition of 50]
Fresh winds, rising with the sun, inhaled by eager Arctic hearts, secure the fractured spring floe against the ocean drift; whispered success for an early start.
Bronze Figures: 76cm x 41 x 41 (30 in x 16 x 16)
Marble Base: 91.5cm x 46 x 2
(36 in x 18 x 1)
Bronze Figures: 76cm x 41 x 41 (30 in x 16 x 16)
Marble Base: 91.5cm x 46 x 2
(36 in x 18 x 1)
At The Floe Edge
Limited Edition of 50
As his father and ancestors came to the frozen edge of the sea to ask for continued giving of the needed resources to sustain the Inuit, this skin clothed hunter looks into the cold dark depths and hopes for success. Skilled by generations, he waits patiently, subject to the fickle whim of nature.
Bronze Figure: 57cm x 26 x 27 (22.5 in x 10 x 10.5)
Marble Base: 79cm x 47 x 4
(31 in x 18.5 x 1.5)
Bronze Figure: 57cm x 26 x 27 (22.5 in x 10 x 10.5)
Marble Base: 79cm x 47 x 4
(31 in x 18.5 x 1.5)
"Elemental" & "Of An Age"
[Limited Edition of 50]
[sold separately or as a group]
"Elemental" to the continued survival and growth of Arctic life, an elder shares insight into the ways of the land, while another generation sleeps secure in her warmth hidden from nature's harsh touch.
Bronze Figures: 41cm x 18 x 41 (16 in x 7 x 16)
Marble Base: 56cm x 40 x 4
(22 in x 16 x 1.5)
"Of An Age" Inuit infant snuggles against a youthful "babysitter", enveloped by the age old carrying parka (amautik), as yet many times too large in size, but she full-grown in responsibility; wishing to be of an age.
Bronze Figure: 17cm x 15 x 40 (6.75 in x 6 x 15.75)
Marble Base: 40cm x 32 x 3
(15.75 in x 12.5 x 1.5)
Bronze Figures: 41cm x 18 x 41 (16 in x 7 x 16)
Marble Base: 56cm x 40 x 4
(22 in x 16 x 1.5)
"Of An Age" Inuit infant snuggles against a youthful "babysitter", enveloped by the age old carrying parka (amautik), as yet many times too large in size, but she full-grown in responsibility; wishing to be of an age.
Bronze Figure: 17cm x 15 x 40 (6.75 in x 6 x 15.75)
Marble Base: 40cm x 32 x 3
(15.75 in x 12.5 x 1.5)
Child's Play
Limited Edition of 25
Uninhibited squeals of delight mixed with apprehension echo across the seemingly unending flatness of the Arctic tundra as these Inuit youngsters play "wolf", where survival and historical needs become child's play.
Bronze Figures: 55cm x 50 x 39 (21.5 in x 20 x 15.5)
Marble Base: 56cm x 40 x 4
(22 in x 16 x 1.5)
Bronze Figures: 55cm x 50 x 39 (21.5 in x 20 x 15.5)
Marble Base: 56cm x 40 x 4
(22 in x 16 x 1.5)
To The Music
[Limited Edition 50]
A pair of young Inuit swing to the beat of a borrowed tune, echoing from a much played "squeeze box", drawing young and old to dance "to the music".
Bronze Figures: 30.5cm x 30.5 x 38 (12 in x 12 x 15)
Marble Base: 40cm x 38 x 5
(15.75 in x 15 x 2)
Bronze Figures: 30.5cm x 30.5 x 38 (12 in x 12 x 15)
Marble Base: 40cm x 38 x 5
(15.75 in x 15 x 2)
Arctic Flyer
[Limited Edition of 50]
wind on his face, launched into the air, hoping for a soft landing
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Arctic Flyer
[Limited Edition of 50]
wind on his face, launched into the air, hoping for a soft landing
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