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Susan Madacsi
Syd Entel Galleries is proud to present the work of Susan Madacsi.
Susan Madacsi works with steel in the traditional forging manor of
a blacksmith. When steel is heated to forging temperatures
around 2200 degrees it can be manipulated in the same ways as
clay. In this new body of work, Madacsi has been exploring and
pushing the plasticity of the material. Large thick bars are forged
and cut into many smaller manageable pieces and re-assembled
into forms. The vessels’ surfaces are then treated as if a palette.
Madacsi applies enamel paint and uses a variety of techniques to
distress the surface. The result is an interpretation of a
contemporary form that suggests architecture, stone, and an
attempt to capture entropy. By using pigment Madacsi is able to
emphasize the many textures that evolve from forging. Although
steel is usually first thought of as an industrial material, Madacsi
draws attention to our connection with it on a human level, by
creating objects that reveal organic forms.
Susan Madacsi works with steel in the traditional forging manor of
a blacksmith. When steel is heated to forging temperatures
around 2200 degrees it can be manipulated in the same ways as
clay. In this new body of work, Madacsi has been exploring and
pushing the plasticity of the material. Large thick bars are forged
and cut into many smaller manageable pieces and re-assembled
into forms. The vessels’ surfaces are then treated as if a palette.
Madacsi applies enamel paint and uses a variety of techniques to
distress the surface. The result is an interpretation of a
contemporary form that suggests architecture, stone, and an
attempt to capture entropy. By using pigment Madacsi is able to
emphasize the many textures that evolve from forging. Although
steel is usually first thought of as an industrial material, Madacsi
draws attention to our connection with it on a human level, by
creating objects that reveal organic forms.
MEDIUM NOLA VESSEL
Click on the images to the right to see the enlarged versions of
Susan Madacsi's sculptures.
Susan Madacsi's sculptures.
MEDIUM CONFECTIONERS VESSEL
LARGE CONFECTIONERS VESSEL
