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Wim Griffith: Metal and More Wim attempts to stretch the boundaries of classical sculpture, being influenced by and expanding from the great work of ancient Greek and Roman, and European renaissance era art. "Classical art often removed the humanity of man by emphasizing immortality. I have returned the individual human male in all his finite, conscious, and perishable aspects to the realm of beauty, pain, and frailty." Wim interprets the classical figure through the mediums of resin sculpture, the giclée print, and bronze sculpture. His work is filled with the resonance of artistic styles of the past, but he imbues it with the individuality, strength, and vulnerabilities of modern man. The artist hopes his vision and execution give voice to the viewer's own struggle to integrate the presumed man with the real man, while remembering his sense of humor and lust for beauty. (click on each thumbnail
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