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Dale DunningSnakes & Letters - repurposed metal, gothic, aluminum figurative wall sculpture2015
2015
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Re-purposed Georgian scroll style decorative moldings are shaped into a large mask and cast in aluminum in this unique sculpture by Dale Dunning. The surface of the mask has an undulating quality reminiscent of the experience of playing Snakes and Ladders, after which the sculpture is humorously titled. In this board game, a player's piece repeatedly slides down and climbs up until the end. This active pattern is repeated by shadows cast behind the mask.
Dunning uses the motif of the head as a metaphor for human experience.
"My sculptures are objects of reflection and contemplation. The head that I employ in most of my work is generic, non-specific ... I look on them as a mirror which reflects back the observer's experience in new combinations and associations." ~ Dale Dunning
Dunning holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. While earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Mt. Allison University, NB, he studied under Lawren P. Harris (son of Group of Seven member, Lawren S. Harris) and George Tiessen. Dunning has exhibited across Canada and his works are held in private, corporate and public collections including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, McIntosh Gallery at Western University, Carleton University Art Collection, and the National Library of Canada.
- Creator:Dale Dunning (1946, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2015
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU291484052
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