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May Issue 2007
Sculpture in the South Presents 9th Annual Exhibit and Sale in Summerville, SC - May 19 & 20, 2007
Sculpture in the South presents the 9th Annual Exhibit and Sale on May 19 and May 20, 2007, in Summerville, SC's Azalea Park. The annual exhibit brings together more than 30 nationally known sculptors along with a wide range of artwork, from cowboys to World War II veterans, ballet dancers to mythical characters, abstract forms to exotic animals.
Mick Doellinger
As a boy, Mick Doellinger was first exposed to art through meeting Australian figurative sculptor William Ricketts. The sculptor gave the boy some potter's clay and suggestions, and fired Doellinger's first crude pieces. It was not until many years later that he tried his hand at sculpting professionally.
Australia's vast primitive landscape and abundant wildlife afforded young Doellinger continuous exposure to nature. From the indigenous kangaroos to the herds of wild brumbies that roamed the Outback, he was inspired by all that surrounded him. At fifteen, he started working on a thoroughbred training complex riding young horses. Drawn to everything equestrian, he began steer wrestling and traveled to compete in rodeos throughout the Outback.
While competing in Californian rodeos during the late 1970's, Doellinger became side-tracked when he met a couple of taxidermists and was fascinated by the craft. Absorbing everything that he could about creating three-dimensional representations of wildlife, Doellinger practiced taxidermy part-time in Australia between working in remote areas commercially hunting buffalo and wild cattle.
Years of guiding trophy deer hunters around the South Pacific and boning out buffalo and cattle on commercial hunts gave Doellinger an in-depth understanding of anatomy. While in taxidermy his goal was to create the most lifelike forms as possible, sculpture allowed art to surpass science, giving him the freedom to create in a much looser style. Doellinger found a ready market for bronzes in foreign sportsmen who came to Australia and New Zealand.
Doellinger is represented in the United States by galleries in Dallas, Santa Fe and The Richard James Galleries in Charleston, SC.
Wendy Salin
Wendy Salin's artistic education began early at the Los Angeles Museum of Art enrichment program where she first discovered her passion for form. Her talent and determination earned her a scholarship to Art Center College of Design from the Ford Motor Company where she studied industrial design. During her career, she has worked in the field of Corporate Aircraft, Automotive Design and Conceptual Product Design. Salin traveled extensively during her design career, spending time in Japan and Europe, but it was during a trip to Rome where she was profoundly affected by the sculptural masterwork. It was then that she felt driven to sculpt and after fifteen years as a designer and fabricator, turned her sights to sculpting. Salin hasn't looked back since.
Salin's love of form can be seen in her figurative sculpture. Her work entices the viewer to experience the energy that each piece carries. Her work is quietly personal yet at the same time universal in theme. Salin's intention is to give form to the emotions that reside within us all and explains, "My work is the culmination of my experiences. My family has been a perpetual source of inspiration to me."
Salin is represented by Visions Fine Art in Sedona, AZ; Act I Gallery in Taos, NM; and Gallery 1000 in Palm Desert, CA. She maintains membership in the National Sculpture Society, the California Art Club and American Women Artists.
Wayne Salge
Even though bronze is his current medium of choice, Wayne Salge's life has always been dominated by a wide range of art. Painting, sculpture, illustration and graphic design have influenced his signature style which is distinguished by sharp angles, long thin lines and smooth planes. Salge says that although his style is recognizable, it is not easy to label or describe. "If it were a painting, I would use the term impressionism. It falls somewhere between realism and abstraction," he explains. Children catch the essence of the subjects very quickly, while adults sometimes take longer. One man said "I like this work because it leaves something to my imagination."
Born and raised in San Antonio, Salge trained formally at San Antonio College and La Villita School of Art in his hometown. His career has ranged from a television art director to an Army illustrator to an advertising agency art director and to a free-lance graphic designer and illustrator. Salge has been sculpting and casting his stylized works in bronze for the last ten years. His body of work numbers over eighty pieces primarily in small limited editions that range in size from five inched to nine feet in height.
Numerous articles in Southwest Art, InformArt and Wildlife Art have profiled Salge and featured his artwork. His outdoor installations include Antonio, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Spirit of Reconciliation the Conflict Center, Denver; and Cimarron, Loveland, Colorado.
Salge is represented in galleries across the United States, from California to North Carolina.
Antonio by Salge has been selected for purchase as the 18th sculpture in Summerville's permanent collection. This 8-1/2' bronze communicates strength and optimism, and it is relevant to every age, any gender, all ethnic groups and languages. Installation will be at Gahagan Ball Fields in the Fall 2007.
Scheduled demonstrations presented by the artists include The Bronze Process, From a Rock in the Ground to Sculpture in the Round and Bronze Series: Eastern Tribes of North America. Students ages 6-12 can take part in Arts Encounters to create their own take-home projects.
For the fourth consecutive year, Sculpture in the South will exhibit artwork created by students in Dorchester District II Schools during the Sculptor-in-Residence program.
South Carolina barbecue will be available on site, prepared by an award-winning grilling team.
Susie Chisholm
Sculpture in the South promotes sculpture through education and through the creation of a permanent sculpture collection that enhances Summerville's public spaces. In Apr. 2007, Sculpture in the South dedicated the 17 piece of public sculpture for Summerville, The Garden by Susie Chisholm.
Tickets available at entry. Admission for adults is $5, for students of any age, free.
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call Sculpture in the South at 843) 851-7800
or visit (www.sculptureinthesouth.com).
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