Nnamdi Okonkwo Art

This contemporary plaster sculpture of a ram’s head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to Neoclassicism and Neoclassical period old masters, when the discoveries of archaeological sites became the focal point in art history between the 18th and 19th century. The artist is able to attribute incredible details to this work of art featuring a majestic appearance due to its large curling ridged horns. This animal figurative work of art is sculpted on the round, the artist took inspiration both from his imagination and archaic reminiscences. He modeled the inert chalk creating an animal with very real facial expression and incredible realistic features with intricate detailed head. This sculpture is the plaster cast hand modeled by the artist that served him as a reference model to create a bronze sculpture with the lost wax technique, also the bronze version is on sale on my page. So it represents the first phase of a fascinating and long process of creating sculptural art, a studio piece made as a maquette before a bronze version was cast. The present aries' head sculpture has been painted to simulate the green patina that archaeological metal sculptures take over the centuries. Two green patina sculptures...

God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do no...

God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do no...

God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do no...

Medium: Carved wood figure with white lacquer finish, concrete As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and...

Dale Dunning’s contemporary sculptures often use the generic image of the human head as a metaphor for our collective experience. With this table top piece in bronze, the Canadian ar...

God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do no...

LESLEY DILL ONLY, 2004 bronze, paint, ink, wire, thread 58 x 19 x 14 in. 147.3 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm.

Bone China emerged as a reflection on the relationship between synthetic and organic aesthetic properties. By fusing the two, Ramsay has attempted to create...

Katharina Fritsch Fischring und Stern / Fish Ring and Star 1983/1994 Painted fiberglass and lacquered brass Fish Ring: 3 1/4 inches (diameter); 8 cm Star: 3 3/4 inches (diameter); 10...

Bone China emerged as a reflection on the relationship between synthetic and organic aesthetic properties. By fusing the two, Ramsay has attempted to create...

Balance Figurative sculpture Materials: Bronze Resin Sculpture with green patina Edition: 2 of 12 Signed on back Okoro pares down to reveal the essence of a state of being, onen...