Boaz Vaadia: Sculpture

June 15, 2022 through September 15, 2022

  • Boaz Vaadia

     
  • Boaz Vaadia is the internationally known sculptor whose timeless, evocative stone figures now inhabit museums, cultural sites, art galleries, and...

    Boaz Vaadia is the internationally known sculptor whose timeless, evocative stone figures now inhabit museums, cultural sites, art galleries, and private collections. As major installations at prime buildings, parks, and homes around the world, they set a tone of peace and serenity.

  • Boaz Vaadia’s technique consists of carving separate stones and layering them on top of each other, layer by layer. For...

    Boaz Vaadia’s technique consists of carving separate stones and layering them on top of each other, layer by layer. For safety and permanency, he drills a system of holes, which are bolted with a stainless steel rod. Vaadia continues the process for select stone pieces by casting the sculpture in bronze, creating a limited edition of five to seven works. He uses the lost wax method to cast each piece. This method consists of pouring rubber compounds on the sculpture, letting it dry, and creating a shell from a hard material like plaster to maintain the shape. Then he casts wax into the rubber mold and dips it in ceramic, then it is burned to melt the wax away. Then hot molten bronze is poured into the ceramic shell to take the shape of the wax. He typically adds a bluestone base or boulder to each piece.

  • "I work with nature as an equal partner. . . That's still the strongest thing I deal with today, that primal connection of man to earth. It's in the materials I use, the environments I make and the way I work." - Boaz Vaadia

  • Vaadia hand carves slices of slate and bluestone, shaping them to be layers in a kind of topographical map. He stacks the horizontal slabs until the graded silhouette of a person, animal or group emerges. Sometimes he places a long single stone piece across a layer within juxtaposed figures to unite them. This subtle strategy suggests the merging and love shared between the figures. He views the geological layering of the stone as a natural model for his own sculptural process. It seems a logical metaphor for our human layering of experience and memory.

     

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