"Pukao" Red Terra Cotta Column and installation by artist, Sara Lee D'Alessandro
Item Number: 248
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $3,200
Online Close: Jun 20, 2014 11:00 PM EDT
Bid History: 0 bids
Description
Please note installation requirements listed below. Bidding on this item indicates acceptance of these stipulations.
Let this be the gnomon of your giant sundial dreams- your garden awaits!
Pukao you may ask? These are the carved red volcanic topnots that adorn ancient fertility symbols on Easter Island that have inspired this work. http://www.southamerica.cl/easter-island/puna-pau-pukao.htm
This red 82" tall terra cotta sculpture Pukao is a compelling landmark that will accent your residence, edifice, or business. Providing a strong visual assertion, it is a one of a kind statement in the landscape, showing extremely well from a distance and against stucco walls of various hues. Properly installed, this column is suitable for inhabitation outdoors and requires no further tending. It may also be installed in an interior space.
This column may currently be seen at the Mudwasp Sculpture Site in Cuba, NM. Studio open by appointment.
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Sara Lee D Alessandro has sculpted in the medium of clay for over fifty years. Eighteen years as a scenic artist in New York, carving on Broadway sets, feature films and for the Metropolitan Opera House, dampened interest in sculpture of table top scale and generated interest in the dynamic of Tableaux Vivants, (sculpture of a personable scale standing on common ground with the viewer). Clay s plasticity, immediacy and the creation of unique organic form is what keeps her in thrall. Enjoy a further look at www.mudwaspstudio.com
Recent exhibits in Southern NM include: Three large sculptures on the grounds of Bear Mountain Lodge (current); a two person exhibition Surprising Similitude in Mud and Paper last Summer at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, and an exhibition at the Preston Contemporary Art Center in Mesilla, NM. She presented a slide lecture Romancing the Monomorphic Form at the Clay Festival in Silver City in August of last year and will be presenting at the Clay Festival again with a lecture on Mud Like a Blessing this August. Check out: www.clayfestival.com
Please call the artist for more information and details: Sara Lee D'Alessandro 575.289-2417 and visit www.mudwaspstudio.com
Special Instructions
Information will be sent via email to the winning bidder after the auction closes. There will be no additional shipping charges. Please note installation requirements. Bidding on this item indicates acceptance of these stipulations.
This offer is for locations of a one hundred twenty mile radius from Cuba, NM and should be arranged at a mutually agreable time by June 1, 2015. Installations further away will require that the bidder arranges transportation costs for the sculpture and artist prior to the auction's close.
The sculptor will provide the following support:
1. The sculptor will provide site location advice if requested.
2. The sculptor will deliver the work, no charge, to a location within one hundred and twenty miles from Cuba, NM. A location further away will require additional negotiation with the sculptor.
3. Sculptor will oversee proper installation at the site with the following provided by the bidder. Installation should take approximately one hour.
Requirements of the Bidder at the time of installation:
1. Bidder must provide a strong assistant who can lift eighty pounds and can take direction.
2. Bidder must have on hand available for use: a sturdy ladder, a shovel, sledge hammer, and four five gallon buckets of gravel or other aggregate, and one 15"x15"x 8" cement block on site.
3. Bidder will cover fuel expense from Cuba, NM to an installation location further than one hundred twenty miles from Cuba, NM and the return trip as indicated by receipts. If distance is great and requires an overnight stay bidder will cover that expense also or provide suitable overnight accommodation.
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