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1960,
Aduard, The Netherlands
Dutch born sculptor Marjan Wouda is based in the Pennines, North
of Manchester. Her mainly life size pieces of animals are cast
from clay originals mostly into bronze, or fired as ceramics.
More recently Marjan has started working with steel, willow
and recycled materials. All her work starts with drawing; sculpture
- for Marjan - is a kind of drawing in 3D.
Marjan's sculptures have an arresting, but also often humorous
quality, as we easily see something of ourselves reflected in
them. The surface of the pieces is highly tactile; the viewer
is as it were drawn into the making of the work, becoming aware
of the anatomical structure, the layering of the clay and the
playful incorporation of familiar textures and objects such
as rope, netting, cloth and corrugated card.
A number of pieces can be found in public settings such as a
life size bronze figure of the legendary Black Night in Ashton-under-Lyne,
two huge mating tortoises on the island of Mystique in the Caribbean,
a large mole in Newcastle and pieces at London Docklands, Lancaster,
Preston, and Hong Kong.
Traditional nursery rhyme, proverb and myth have provided the
source for much of Marjan's work, featuring cats, dogs, lambs
and geese in sometimes-bizarre circumstances. "Animals often
give us the most powerful images with which to explore our experiences
today."
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