Stephen Cole Fine Art
Gabriola, BC
Visual Artist and sculptor who creates thought provoking and evocative sculpture captured in stone, wood, metal, glass and resin.
MessageAs a child I was pledged with two questions “what was here before nothing and what is on the other side of everything.
My life’s journey was born of those two questions. My work is inspired by the jewels I have found to be truly moving powerful and important in this life.
Through line colour and texture, the work speaks not to the eyes, hands or intellect but through to a deeper place, a quiet and more peaceful place. It may just say wake up something is happening here.
Statement
For me sculpting is a journey – the recording of a story. The stone sculptures seem to have a life of their own and know exactly what they want to be. I just have to carve, listen to what they have to say and try not to take too much off. In return they show me what I need to see, tell me what I need to hear.
Relationships and connections are important to me. I love to bring dissimilar materials together to create thought-provoking and intriguing mixed media sculptures. They celebrate their differences while encouraging us to do the same.
With the figurative wall sculptures, I like to see something as extraordinary as the human body transformed into a hand carved sculpture that tells its own unique tale.
Paintings are more about what I see and feel at the time. They teach me how to look for what I want to find and more importantly, that what we want to find is in us.
Art is my teacher, healer and friend.
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