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Elevating Nature – Experiments in Wood, Steel & Brass by Sculptor Martha Sturdy
Martha Sturdy is a talented sculptor from Vancouver, British Columbia, that uses a mixture of materials and has spent most of her life inspired by the nature that surrounds her in Canada.
There’s no doubt that our experiences and our surroundings will seep in to our work. There isn’t a time that I can remember where I’ve looked through the bio of a creative and have not seen all the influences right there in front of me. Most of the time, if not always, artists are working from a point of suffering that they are trying to put in order or directly shape from their own viewpoint.
Martha Sturdy is a talented sculptor and artist from Vancouver, British Columbia, who has spent most of her life inspired by the nature that surrounds her. This closeness to nature has become a vital part of her work and has gone on to inspire most of her forms, using a mixture of wood, steel, and brass as a tool to explore nature and the human form.
I think it’s interesting to note the plinths that are often used to elevate the work and showcase the unique shapes that are created in collaboration between a human and nature itself. A few influences seem to be Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, and Franz Kline, all of which have been combined to make her own unique style that’s a combination of painting and sculpture. Here are a few of my favourite pieces from her portfolio that I thought I would bring over today for you, more can be seen on the link below. Enjoy.