06/05/2009 12:35:44
Strong and beautiful like roses, giving and protecting like mother.
Wonderful piece of art, thank you for sharing.
Mother and Child
Wood has the capacity to breathe life into a sculpture and capture the essence of its form. Humaira Abid utilizes the organic properties of this material to give her art a rich delicacy that contrasts with the material's inherent hardness. In Mother and Child, she carves out a large rosebud form with the luscious quality of a real flower. By casting a smaller, inset rosebud out of bronze, Humaira gives Mother and Child added inner strength.
Mother and Child, 2006 | Carved wood (mahogany) and bronze | 28 x15 x 15 inches
The sculpture symbolically represents the relationship between a mother and her child. Humaira carved two simplified forms of rosebuds and then cast the smaller version of the form in bronze. Placing a large and small form together she created a visual allusion to a mother and child; the “child” is a simplified version of the large rosebud.
One of the two small buds – or children – has nails hammered all over it. This is to represent our inability to give back to our mothers and all that they do for us. In fact, many times kids turn out to be much more difficult than anyone anticipates, taking everything a mother has to give.
See also Inner Concerto that was featured in "Exhibiting You" in March, 2009 as a Museum Pick.
To see more of my work please visit my Web site.
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06/05/2009 21:36:28
this is breathtaking. simple and powerful.
21/05/2009 5:36:45
Beautiful, i love your work.
29/05/2009 13:34:20
Incredible! Both powerful and serene.
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