Leah Frankel, North Wales Pennsylvania

Nature is a manifestation of meticulous organization, despite its deceptively apparent randomness. I strive to explicate the intersection of these tangible and intangible concepts.

Michael Guadagno, Danvers Massachusetts

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In my thirty plus years as a dedicated professional artist, I have increasingly become aware of the continuing source of my creative energy that is expressed within my work. That source has three basic components: material and form, a connecting aesthetical image, and an element of the human spirit.

In > material and form = , I strive to understand and appreciate the intrinsic qualities of the material as a valuable natural aesthetic and combine that with a clear structure and imagery that is integral with the material, so that image and material together will present a strong harmonious vision.

In > a connecting aesthetical image = , I reach for a form with strong classical roots, with integrity in its compositional structure, and an exciting new visual expression, so that it will stimulate the creative intellect, but still connect to nature and the human experience through the senses. Where then, form, through concept and presentation, would give strength to its values over time.

In > the element of the human spirit = , I constantly try to explore, in different ways, the subconscious operatives of human duality by infusing my work with two elements and their connecting link (a sense A of this or that @ two entities that coexist).

My sculptures vary from the abstract geometric to the organic with forms suggestive of nature. They engage the viewer not only by stimulating their imagination, but also their senses, through touch as well as visual. They often employ light, movement, or sound, thereby, establishing an aesthetical and physical connection between the sculpture and the individual re-enforcing the experience of the viewer.