Parts of the body inessential for procreation have been made smaller, of even left away altogether: the head, the feet, the arms and hands.Yet the middle area of the body – the womb, the hips, the stomach are increased in size and importance.
The theme is fecundity both literally and as a symbol of other forms of creativity. Sculpturally, I was most interested in two contrasting formal elements: of small and large size (head and hips) and of volume and roundness versus flatness or pointedness.”
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