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Dale DunningSoritical Loop - rustic, gothic, figurative, repurposed steel wall sculpture2015
2015
$9,500
£7,203.39
€8,319.83
CA$13,329.08
A$14,848.30
CHF 7,832.24
MX$180,040.20
NOK 99,637.43
SEK 92,818.57
DKK 62,127.44
About the Item
It is a striking piece. Canadian artist Dale Dunning is known for his intriguing sculptural metal ‘masks’ that use the image of a human head as a metaphor for our collective experience. This wall-mounted sculpture is made from a continuous ribbon of steel machine screws edged in bronze. Dunning has named this piece after a paradox called Sorites (which derives from the Greek word for heap). According to the Sorites paradox, if a heap is reduced by a single grain at a time, when does it cease to be a heap?
One of a kind, not editioned.
“I use the head as a container to suggest what’s percolating underneath.” Dale Dunning
He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. While earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Mt. Allison University, Dunning 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:2015
- Dimensions:Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 12 in (30.48 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2913063541
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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