The sculpture of Helaine Blumenfeld

Blumenfeld, Helaine

S. Browne

<p><div>Commanding presences meet us in the work of Helaine Blumenfeld. The body, nature, and emotional forces strike us immediately. The bloom of white marble and the more visceral forces revealed by bronze images need to be explored and even deciphered. We wonder how these tantalizing and ambiguous sculptures came into being. The human body is apparent, but often we cannot quite "find" it. Pleasure, pain, struggle, and release are here as well, and we can find poise, balance, and beauty. Much of the most powerful work returns to the basic female dilemma of being divided, conflicted in some way--in spirit, in attitude, and indeed many times in form. Blumenfeld is one of the rare sculptors who does not pass the work on to the convenient craftsman, but rather plays a handson role from start to finish. Completing her models in one of the several studios she works in, she follows through, selecting the stone and watching over the pointing up production as well as carving with chisel and power compressor. The material presents a technical challenge that she relishes, enjoying the different qualities of stone and color as well as relative translucency and light. In the footsteps of the great Italian stone carvers, she embraces both the challenge and the result. Blumenfeld was produced to accompany Letting Go, the 2014 Robert Bowman exhibition of Blumenfeld's work. Texts and commentary by the artist give arresting insight into both the creative, emotional geneses of her works and the materialities used to realize them. Introductory texts by both Karen Wright and Alan Caine relate Blumenfeld's impressive biography and, helped by over 200 superb photographs, bear witness to the dynamic, material sensuality of her sculptural forms.</div></p>

Blumenfeld

Arts & Photography

Sculpture

Bowman Sculpture

<p><p>How many women sculptors can you name? This book will challenge perceptions that sculpture is a male pursuit and help you to understand the work and lives of dozens of incredible women sculptors - significant artists from the past as well as those working in the exciting and varied world of sculpture today.</p> ,p>Includes 25 pioneering female sculptors: Harriet Hosmer, Edmonia Lewis, Camille Claudel, Frances Loring & Florence Wyle, Barbara Hepworth, Louise Bourgeois, Ruth Asawa, Alina Szapocznikow, Yayoi Kusama, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Elisabeth Frink, Eva Hesse, Judy Chicago, Senga Nengudi, Annette Messager, Rebecca Horn Phyllida Barlow, Mona Hatoum, Katharina Fritsch, Cornelia Parker, Doris Salcedo, Sarah Lucas, Rachel Whiteread, Anya Gallacio, Sophie Ryder.And in their own words, we hear from 25 contemporary women sculptors making original and ground-breaking work. Features dozens of colour images of the sculpture and installations from:Tabatha Andrews, Rachel Ara, Annie Attridge, Helaine Blumenfeld, Juliana Cerqueira Leite, Silke Dettmers, Laury Dizengremel, Jane McAdam Freud, Lucy Glendinning, Maggi Hambling, Kendra Haste, Holly Hendry, Christine Kowal Post, Sophie Marsham, Nnenna Okore, Arundhata Patel, Maya Ramsay, Marianne Reim, Frances Richardson, Raphaele Shirley, Susan Stockwell, Sinta Tantra, Almuth Tebbenhoff, Patricia Volk, Zhang Yaxi With an overview of women making sculpture from the 1880s to today, this book explores the work of 50 extraordinary women artists who have forged a name for themselves in a male arena, as well as breaking rules, pushing boundaries and inspiring us with their visionary creations. With many colour photos will appeal to all lovers of the arts; this book is essential reading for students of the arts, culture and gender studies</p>

50 Women Sculptors

History & Criticism

Supernova Books

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