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Ellen Pavlakos
I am a
figurative sculptor who likes to work in portraiture and the
human form. Working in clay or directly in plaster, stone or
wax, the figure is my vehicle of expression. My goal is to
utilize a creative language to express clearly my encounters
with life and character of our world. The work stems from my
emotional response to the human condition.
Approaching the human
figure and mind with great respect, I find it an unending
educational voyage that I enjoy through all stages including
the search, struggles and discoveries. Sometimes I make a fast
maquette to catch a fleeting thought, but most of the time
when an idea has fermented in my mind I get right to making
the armature. All the excitement and passion is poured in the
actual piece. That doesn’t mean that everything continues as
the original idea. There is banding, cutting, pushing,
stretching as the sculpture progresses and takes dimensional
space and evolves into a tangible form.
Greek art is a strong
influence. I grew up in Athens where sculpture was very
visible in my every day life and had a profound effect in my
awareness and love of art.
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