| Stone carving is perhaps the oldest of the visual arts .Ever since some cave dweller picked up a pebble and felt it's shapes suggest human forms artists have been obsessed with the idea that a stone contains a finished image, to be revealed by its skillful peeling. I find this process the perfect metaphor for my own true image hidden in the block of myself. As I peel a stone I peel myself. It is not really my job to go into the studio and make things; I go and listen, and try to report the news the stones have to tell. When I work I look for the tragedy that makes me laugh, the joke that brings tears, and, hopefully, something beyond both. |
| Outdoor sculpture is of Indiana limestone. |
| Small sculptures are of various woods. |
| Swords |
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| Guy Robinson |
| Sculpture |
| Swords |
| Master Puppet Maker 21" H '87 |
| Woman Possessed By Her Own Shadow 27"H ' 88 |
Birdbath 39" H '87
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One Way Weather Vane '87 56"H
Small Saint '89 31" H
Gatekeeper '87 24" H
Pipe Dream '88 7" H
Lure #2 '90 7" H
| The designing and building of Chinese martial arts swords began as many things do with me: if you cannot afford, or cannot find what you want- build it. The designing of swords is the working of a delicate puzzle. It must conform to the needs of the martial style, but also to the needs of the individual player (balance, hand and body size, weight, etc.). While fulfilling traditional requirements and motifs, it must also be a unique and satisfying sculptural form. A good martial artist will use it as a musician does an instrument. It is like re-designing a violin, over and over. |
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* I do not make my own blades. They are acquired from
various sources and reshaped to my purposes . The brass
is carved, not cast. Handles are of various hardwoods, and
often carved. Case woods are chosen for stability and then
stained or 'ebonized' and varnished.
various sources and reshaped to my purposes . The brass
is carved, not cast. Handles are of various hardwoods, and
often carved. Case woods are chosen for stability and then
stained or 'ebonized' and varnished.
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I no longer carve stone. While painting is equally
hard on the mind, it is much easier on the body.
hard on the mind, it is much easier on the body.