Artist Statement

Wispy, joyful, heroic, gravity-defying white gesture sculptures created using methods and materials never-before available. 

Every sculptor starts with sculpting wax and clay, sometimes stone.  I spent a decade there, copying centuries-old techniques and messages, paying dues.  But, never-before methods and materials and messages stood in a room down the hall called The Future.  I turned the key and walked in. Now I was in MY element - design of things that never were. I could sculpt the now, not the before.  

I dove into 3D simulations, 3D printing, carbon-fiber composites and polygonal surfacing—totally new ways of sculpting.  These new tools give me opportunities for wispy thin-shell sculpture, huge forms which defy gravity, and the uncomplicated ability to adjust and modify everything for more beauty.  I closed the door behind me and never look back.  Now I create never-before, wispy, joyful, heroic, gravity-defying white gestures.  I call them Swoopies.

Artist: Harold Linke from Lake Oswego, OR
Location: E. Chester Street  and S. Public Road, NE corner
Materials: Bronze
Price: $34,450
Website: https://www.linkesculpture.com/