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THIS SERIES OF RELIEF SCULPTURE BEGAN AS A RESPONSE TO A PUBLIC ART PROJECT I HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE PREVIOUS WINTER AND SPRING.  IT WAS ONE WAY OF WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES--MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES, DESIGN, COLOR, THEMES--THAT I WAS GRAPPLING WITH IN THE OTHER PROJECT.  WHAT DEVELOPED WAS A SERIES OF EMBLEMATIC FORMS SHARING COMMON ELEMENTS, REPEATING A SIMILAR VOCABULARY, CREATING AN ICONOGRAPHY OF ITS OWN.  GRADUALLY THE SCULPTURES BEGAN TO ENCOMPASS AND INCLUDE OTHER SOURCES AND REFERENCES, EXPANDING THE MOTIFS USED.  THESE REPEATED MOTIFS ALSO FUNCTION AS A VISUAL SHORTHAND (see below). 

   

ASCENDANT

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mixed media, 24.25" x 24.25" x 1.625, 2011

WISHING DOESN'T MAKE IT SO

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mixed media, 18.625" x 3.75", 2010

QUARTER TURN:  OUT OF ORDER
(4 parts)

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mixed media, 15" x 15" x 1.25" (each panel) 2010

QUARTER TURN:  SYNCHRONY
(4 parts)

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mixed media, 12" x 12" x 1.25" (each panel), 2010

DRAWN AND QUARTERED:  PEPPER

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mixed media, 9.75" x 9.75" x 1.25", 2010

DRAWN AND QUARTERED:  TOMATO

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MIXED MEDIA, 9.75" x 9.75" x 1.25", 2010

RECORD COPY SERVICES ICON (COMMISSION)
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mixed media, 18.5" x 24.5" x 1.5", 2009
BICYCLE ICON (COMMISSION)
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mixed media, 12.5" x 12.75" x 2.5", 2009
ARTSPACE ICON:  RECLAIM,
REPURPOSE, REINVIGORATE
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mixed media, 18" x 18" x 4", 2009

RE-CYCLE

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Mixed media, 25.5" x 21" x 5", 2009
SCARSDALE ICON
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Mixed media, 24.75" x 16.75" x 1" (each panel), 2008

ICON:  VORTEX

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Mixed media, 24.5" x 24.5" x 2.5", 2008

 
GILL IN GOLD: OCM ICON (DIPTYCH)

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glass, brass, sculpey,acrylic paint, permanent marker, gold leaf, 24" x 16" (each panel, unframed),

FALLEN

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Mixed media, 24" x 24" x 5.5", 2007

IMPEND

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Mixed media, 24" x 24" x 1", 2007

BROKEN

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Mixed media, 15" x 9.5" x 4.5", 2007

MT5 1-12

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Mixed Media, 7" x 18" x 3 1/2"

PEACEMAKER

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Mixed media, 11" x 7.5" x 3.5", 2007

TRINE

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Mixed media, 10.875" x 7.5" x 1.5", 2007

ICON:  LEGACY

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Mixed Media, 36" x 48" x 2.375", 2006
INVESTIGATING MDM2
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mixed media, 37" x 24" x 7", 2005
MATRIMONIAL ICON
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mixed media, 13" diameter x 3.5", 2005

HYACINTH BEAN ICON

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mixed media, 12" x 12" x 2"
POSTHUMOUS COLLABORATION:
ZENAIDE
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mixed media, 19" x 30" x 1.5", 2004
GARDEN ICON
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mixed media, 32" diameter x .5"
ICON3
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mixed media, 17" diameter x 1.25"

       
 
ICON #34
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Mixed media, 10" x 10" x 1", 2007
ICON #33
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Mixed media, 7" x 7" x 1", 2007
ICON #32
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Mixed media, 6" x 7.125" x 1", 2007
ICON #31
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Mixed media, 9" x 5.625" x 1",2007
ICON #30
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Mixed media, 9" x 5.75" x 2.5", 2007
ICON #29
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Mixed media, 14" x 8.5" x 4.5", 2007

ICON #28

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Mixed media, 8.5" x 8.5" x 5", 2007

ICON #27

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Mixed media, 7..125" x 7.125" x 5", 2007

ICON #26

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Mixed media, 7.125" x 7.125" x 1", 2007

ICON #25

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Mixed media,; 7.125" x 7.125" x 1.125", 2007
ICON #24
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mixed media, 10" x 10" x 1.125", 2004
ICON #23
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mixed media, 10.5, x 7" x .75", 2004,
ICON #22
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .75", 2004
ICON #21
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7" x 7" x 1", 2004
ICON #20
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x 3/4", 2004
ICON #19
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mixed media, 10" x 7" x .5", 2004
ICON #18
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x 1.5", 2004
ICON #17
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mixed media, 10" x 10" x .75", 2004
ICON #16
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x 2.25", 2004
ICON #15
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x 1.5", 2004
ICON #14
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .75, 2004
ICON #13
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .75", 2004
ICON #12
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .75", 2004
ICON #11
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .5", 2004
ICON #10
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .5", 2004
ICON #9
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x.75", 2004
ICON #8
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .75", 2004
ICON #7
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .75"
ICON #6
mixed media, 10" x 10" x .75", 2004
mixed media, 10" x 10" x .75", 2004
ICON #5
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x 1.625", 2004
ICON #4
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .625", 2004
ICON #3
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7" x 7" x .875", 2004
ICON #2
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x 1", 2004
ICON #1
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mixed media, 7" x 7" x .5", 2004

 
MOTIFS AND MEANINGS
 
River:  Passage
Current Lines:  Turbulence
Fused glass "mistakes":  Serendipity
Spikes, shards, quills:  Affliction/Conflict/Danger
Mosaic:  Resolution
Color Shift:  Transition
Metal Leaf:  Transcendence
Beads, nuggets:  Essence
Wire:  Formation
Holes:  Revelation
Nail Heads:  Memory
Glass:  Illumination
 

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©MARCIA JOFFE-BOUSKA, 2007