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Dale DunningSophist AP - letters formed into a head, bronze figurative sculpture2017
2017
$9,500
£7,174.02
€8,213.59
CA$13,416.48
A$14,647.59
CHF 7,679.13
MX$177,900.60
NOK 95,899.85
SEK 90,555.03
DKK 61,305.72
About the Item
Large metal letters, welded together into the form of an abstracted head are skillfully cast in bronze by sculptor Dale Dunning. The title of this enigmatic work 'Sophist' may refer to a teacher of philosophy and rhetoric from ancient Greece or in popular culture to a person who reasons creatively. The work sits on a black metal base and is AP, artist's proof.
"The head that I employ in most of my work is generic…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 Michigan. While earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Mt. Alison University, 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 work is held in private, corporate and public collections including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the 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:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2912617273
Dale Dunning
Dale 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. This academic training is reflected in Dunning’s approach to his work. Early on, he decided to focus on the human head and the mask. Inspired by the Gothic and Classical periods of “Grotesque” art, his work often reflects a romantic sensibility. His sculptures may recall the Gothic literature of Mary Shelley or historical novels of Alexandre Dumas. "The head is universally recognized, easy to identify with. We live in our heads, see, feel, and experience the world in our head. It serves as the foundation upon which I can develop various paths to explore." ~ Dale Dunning Dunning explores a variety of materials – bronze and aluminum casting, welded screws and wrenches, typeset, cable – all in the interest of creating the form. In 2012, Dunning’s work was chosen to illustrate an entire volume of Dacritics, a journal of linguistic criticism published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Dunning has exhibited across Canada and his work is 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.
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Biography:
One and Two Person Shows
2012 Circle Gallery, Shenzhen, China
2011 Families of the World Sculpture Exhibit, The European Chamber of Commerce, Nanjing, China
2010 East Meets West, Sensation Art Space, Chongqing, China
2010 Paintings and Sculpture, The Centre Gallery, Nanjing International School, Nanjing, China
2006 Sculpture Exhibit, Bayview Front Room, Whidbey Island, Washington
2005 Visions of a Turkish Landscape, Sade Kave, Rumeli Hisar, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Visions of a Turkish Landscape, Michael Stadler Gallery, Langley, Washington
2003 Visions of a Turkish Landscape, University House Gallery, Issaquah, Washington
2003 Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2003 Visions of a Turkish Landscape, Enka Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey
2001 Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2000 Recent Work, Woodside/Braseth Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1999 Works from Rialto, Desert Art Source, Palm Desert, California
1998 Pacific Forms and Other Worlds, Lawrence Gallery, Sheridan, Oregon
1997 Pacific Forms, Woodside/Braseth Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1996 Day Meets Eve, Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland, Washington
1992 Pacific Forms, with Guy Anderson, 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, Seattle, Washington
1990 Pacific Forms, 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, Seattle, Washington
1989 Sculpture, 1927-1989, Seattle Center, Matthew Kangas, Curator
1985 Black Arts Festival, Invitational, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington
Peacemaker, Invitational, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
1984 Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington
1981 New Work, Gallery Whidbey, Langley, Washington
1979 Exploration of Form, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1976 Figurative Forms, University Fine Arts Gallery, Two-person show with Alfredo, Arreguin, Seattle, Washington
1974 Figures in Action, Ryder Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1973 Family of Man, French Consulate, Toluca, Mexico
1973 Capturing Universals, Polly Friedlander Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1972 Moving Forms, University Fine Arts Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Group Shows
2011 Dunn Gardens Outdoor Sculpture Show, Seattle, Washington
2010 Sensation Art Space Gallery, Chongqing, China, Group Show, Organic Forms
2009 Group Show, Woodside Braseth Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2008 Dunn Gardens Outdoor Sculpture Show, Seattle, Washington
2007 Outdoor Sculpture Gardens, Westcott Bay, San Juan IslandWashington
1993 Group Show, Riverhouse Galleries, Brisbane, Australia, Group Show, Gallery Mack, Seattle, Washington
1991 Sculpture Show, Burien Arts Gallery, Burien Washington, Vision, Myth and Magic III, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1989 Group Show, Gallery Mack, Seattle, Washington
1988 International Gardens of Art, Bellingham, Washington, Nagatani Gallery, Bellingham, Washington
1987 Invited to participate in Northwest Sculpture 1927-1987, Mathew Kangas, curator Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington
1987 Outdoor Sculpture, Gallery Mack, Seattle, Washington
1986 Woodside Braseth Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1983 King County Executive Invitational, Seattle, Washington
1978 Moody Gallery, Pasadena, California
1974 The Gallery, Palm Springs, California
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