{"title":"Figurative Sculpture","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe human and animal figure has remained a constant throughout my sculptural practice from mythological subjects and portraiture to horses and whales, these works are united by a fascination with gesture, balance and presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCarved, modelled or developed through a combination of processes, each sculpture seeks an expressive form rather than a literal likeness. Working across bronze, stone, resin, and mixed materials, I explore the figure as a way of giving form to memory, movement, and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"whose-country-is-it","title":"Whose Country Is It?","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhose Country Is It\u003cbr\u003ecm\u003cbr\u003eMixed Media, Resin and Mica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhose Country Is It Anyway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores ideas of land, belonging and ownership through a rough, hand formed surface that resists perfection and uniformity. Built from layered resin and mica, the sculpture has the appearance of something geological or unearthed, part artefact, part landscape, part fragment of a larger unknown form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work reflects on the human impulse to claim territory and define borders, set against the much older timescale of the earth itself. Its uneven surface and shifting textures are intentional, holding traces of process, pressure and instability rather than polished resolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title poses an open question. Who truly owns land, coastline, or country? The sculpture suggests something older than modern divisions, a material memory that sits beneath politics and possession. Through its tactile surface and imperfect form, the work speaks to vulnerability, conflict and our enduring relationship with the landscapes we inhabit and attempt to define.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41139648528456,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5566.jpg?v=1784887709"},{"product_id":"darkling","title":"Darkling","description":"\u003cp\u003eDarkling\u003cbr\u003eMixed Media, Resin and Mica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA black and white horse emerges from shadow and light, poised between stillness and movement. The title comes from Keats’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOde to a Nightingale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where “darkling” suggests something glimpsed in half light, mysterious and difficult to fully know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe horse has long been one of the great subjects of art. From the painted horses of the caves of Lascaux to the powerful equestrian sculptures of the Renaissance, artists have used the horse to explore strength, grace, freedom and the relationship between humans and the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the inspiration lies less with heroic military monuments and more with the quieter tradition of symbolic and contemplative horses. The lowered head recalls the reflective animals found in the work of the Romantic painters, while the black and white contrast evokes the timeless dualities of night and day, presence and absence, memory and forgetting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe textured surface gives the sculpture an almost weathered quality, as though it has emerged from sea mist or been shaped by time itself. Like many of Stephanie Fuller’s sculptures, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e occupies a space between representation and abstraction, inviting viewers to bring their own associations and memories to the work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeither portrait nor monument, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a meditation on beauty, vulnerability and the enduring presence of the horse in human imagination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41161706504264,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5563.jpg?v=1784887538"},{"product_id":"yeah-baby-1","title":"Yeah Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003eYeah Baby\u003cbr\u003eMixed Media, Resin and Mica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47 x 30 x 27 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMore than a decade ago I painted a humpback whale breaching off the coast of New South Wales and called the painting \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYeah Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e. At the time I had been seeing so many whales from the beaches around Narrawallee that I felt compelled to paint them. That work marked the beginning of my move towards environmental subject matter and a growing concern for the protection of our oceans and marine life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis sculpture returns to the same subject more than ten years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhales have remained a recurring presence in my work because they embody both wonder and vulnerability. They are among the oldest living creatures on our planet, yet their populations can be devastated by human activity. Through my paintings and sculptures I hope to encourage a deeper appreciation of these extraordinary animals and the need for their protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAlthough inspired by a real humpback whale, \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYeah Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is not intended as a scientific illustration. I am interested in the emotional experience of encountering a whale: the sudden sense of awe when a creature of such immense size and age emerges from the sea. The sculpture attempts to capture that moment of energy and exhilaration as the whale breaches between ocean and sky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs I worked on this piece, I became aware that it felt less like creating a new subject and more like continuing a conversation that began with the original painting. The black and white forms of the humpback have been part of my visual language for many years. In a sense, this sculpture feels as though the whale has stepped out of the canvas and into three dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe history of art is filled with animals that carry meanings beyond their physical form. I have always admired artists such as Brâncuși and Barbara Hepworth, who transformed natural forms into something elemental and timeless. My aim with \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYeah Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is similar: not simply to depict a whale, but to evoke its presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor me, \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYeah Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is both a celebration of one of the ocean’s most magnificent creatures and a reminder of our responsibility to protect the natural world that sustains us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41161729245256,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5572.jpg?v=1784887127"},{"product_id":"renewal","title":"Renewal","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenewal\u003cbr\u003eMixed Media, Resin and Mica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCold water swimming is a ritual of courage. There is always a moment of hesitation before entering the sea, when the body resists the cold but the mind knows what lies beyond it. \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenewal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e captures that quiet pause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInspired by Deal’s sea swimming community, the sculpture celebrates the resilience, friendship and wellbeing that have grown around the sea. It also acknowledges the women who have shaped Deal’s coastal identity, from pioneers such as Gertrude Ederle to the swimmers who gather on the beach today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCreated in mixed media with layers of resin and mica, the figure stands at the threshold between land and sea, anticipation and immersion, hesitation and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41192403402824,"sku":null,"price":790.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5575.jpg?v=1784887235"},{"product_id":"echo","title":"Echo","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEcho\u003cbr\u003eWelded Metal, Stone and Found Objects\u003cbr\u003e53 × 33 × 30 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEcho is my first welded metal and stone whale sculpture and continues a body of work concerned with whales, marine life and the future of our oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sculpture began with rusty old Land Rover parts and discarded tools. A friend and I sand blasted each piece back to bare metal. I then laid the parts out on a table, moving them until the curve and upward movement of a breaching whale emerged, before tacking and welding them together in those positions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom the beginning I intended to incorporate stone. The stones were sourced from a nearby farm and soften the weight of the metal, bringing natural forms into conversation with reclaimed mechanical objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEcho reflects the way marine life now inhabits an ocean increasingly shaped by human activity. Yet the whale remains a figure of movement, resilience and wonder. The title suggests both the enduring presence of whales and the consequences of human actions returning to us across the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41237092892744,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5581_1.jpg?v=1784891821"},{"product_id":"orpheo","title":"Orpheo","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrpheo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie McDonald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Edition VI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 74 × 54 × 27 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ken Cook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrpheo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is a bronze portrait of my cousin, Peter Fuller, sculpted when he was twenty-one. While making the work I was reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, and the portrait gradually evolved beyond a straightforward likeness into a figure shaped by classical mythology. The title references Orpheus, the legendary poet and musician whose journey between the worlds of the living and the dead has resonated through Western art and literature for centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sculpture was cast in two editions by the renowned bronze founder Ken Cook, each with a distinct patina, emphasising how colour can subtly transform the character of a bronze while preserving the same sculptural form. Over many years Ken cast many of my bronzes, and his mastery of patination became an integral part of the finished works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrpheo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e was exhibited at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eDelaney Galleries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eCoventry Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eChristine Abrahams Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e during the 1990s, before one edition was later installed at Orion Sculpture Park and Gardens near Yass, where it became part of the permanent collection displayed within the landscape. These exhibitions chart the early development of my sculptural practice across Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile reading \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, the portrait gradually evolved into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrpheo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, drawing on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Rather than illustrating the story directly, I wanted to capture the instant Orpheus turns for his final glance at Eurydice. Writing for my Coventry Gallery exhibition in 1994, David Matthews described the sculpture as having “intense physical life”, with “the muscles tautening as the head turns round for the fatal glance back at Eurydice.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDavid Matthews also concludes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Stephanie McDonald has developed a rich symbolic language for her sculpture… Artists who work within a tradition have access to a complexity of reference that is denied to those who deliberately reject the past.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41237203877960,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5671.jpg?v=1784903545"},{"product_id":"peter-fuller-sculpture","title":"Peter Fuller Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1991\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(signed Stephanie McDonald)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Original \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUnique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 124 × 81 × 160 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e by Red Bronze, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter is shown seated in his writing chair, holding the small marble copy of the \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e that he treasured. The ancient Greek sculpture features prominently in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, where Peter reflected on the changing ways we understand classical sculpture. By placing one sculpture within another, I wanted to acknowledge both Peter’s engagement with the classical tradition and my own discipline as a sculptor. The Venus becomes a dialogue between ancient and contemporary sculpture, between the critic and the sculptor, and between looking at art and making it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sculpture was begun in plaster in 1990, two months after I left hospital. I first established the full life-sized figure before sculpting Peter’s head and hands separately in clay and integrating them into the completed body. Building the portrait in this way allowed me to concentrate first on the physical presence and gesture of the figure before turning to the individuality expressed through the face and hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs I was making the sculpture, my friend Diane Simmons came to return a shirt I had bought Peter, one he had never had the chance to wear. Seeing the unfinished portrait for the first time made a profound impression on her. She later recreated that experience in her novel \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding a Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, where she describes her first encounter with the sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDiane’s account captures the extraordinary experience of encountering a sculpture that was created entirely from memory. For me, the work became a testament to the discipline of sculpture itself. Years of studying anatomy, proportion and observation had become instinctive, allowing me to recreate not only Peter’s likeness but also something of his presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen Peter’s unworn shirt fitted the completed figure perfectly, it confirmed that the work had become more than a likeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5830.jpg?v=1785154219\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is the plaster version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor me, the sculpture remains a testament to the enduring discipline of figurative sculpture: the ability, through years of observation and understanding of human form, to recreate not only a likeness but the powerful illusion of presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter Fuller (1947–1990) was one of Britain’s leading art critics, writer and editor of \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Painters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e. We were together for six years, marrying in 1985, and shared a life shaped by art, literature and intellectual curiosity. Our conversations ranged across painting, sculpture, literature, philosophy and psychology, each deepening the other’s understanding of the world. This portrait is both a tribute to Peter’s life and work and a reflection of the creative partnership we shared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41240038309960,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5829.jpg?v=1785154097"},{"product_id":"the-aerialist","title":"The Aerialist","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Aerialist 2005\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Unique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eInspired by Fuller’s family history of theatrical performance, The Aerialist commemorates her great-grandmother Charlotte, known as Lottie, who performed as an aerial gymnast as a young woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCharlotte belonged to a family of professional performers who toured internationally, appearing in theatres across Europe, Russia, America and Japan. Surviving family photographs and theatrical posters document their lives as travelling performers. They were not circus performers in the conventional sense, but highly trained aerialists and gymnasts whose individual acts formed part of theatrical and variety programmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe sculpture draws upon that history without attempting to make a portrait of Charlotte. Suspended in movement, the figure is concerned with the physical discipline of the aerialist: balance, strength, risk and the extraordinary control required to make a dangerous act appear graceful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Aerialist also belongs to Fuller’s continuing exploration of balance in sculpture, in which the apparent instability of the figure is fundamental to its sense of movement and presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41269264908360,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_6159.jpg?v=1786104435"},{"product_id":"the-aerialist-copy","title":"The Footballer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Footballer, 2005\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze, unique\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eapprox. 42 cm high\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Footballer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e is concerned with the moment immediately before action. \u003c\/span\u003eThe figure leans forward, his weight and posture suggesting that he is about to move, to run or to kick the ball, while the sculpture itself remains still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e The tension lies in that contradiction: movement is anticipated rather than depicted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis idea developed partly through my conversations with the art critic Peter Fuller, when I was an art student. We would look together at the copy of Michelangelo’s \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e in the Victoria and Albert Museum, where Fuller discussed ideas he had explored in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e. Looking closely at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, I became fascinated by the sense that the seated figure is on the verge of standing. The sculpture contains the possibility of the next movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIn \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Footballer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, I deliberately worked with that same idea of potential movement. The forward lean is not simply a description of a footballer’s pose: it creates the feeling that the action has already begun in the viewer’s imagination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41269265170504,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_6219.jpg?v=1786105552"},{"product_id":"dancing-1","title":"Dancing","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDancing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze, unique, 2005\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e33 × 14 × 11 cm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e catches the figure at an unstable moment between one movement and the next. Balanced on a single foot, with the other leg lifted behind her, she seems poised to move forward, while the open curve of her arms gives the body its rhythm. The pose is not conventionally balletic. It could almost be read as walking or running, and it is the title that tips the movement towards dance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSeen from different angles, the sculpture changes markedly. From the front the figure appears composed and almost still, while in profile the lifted leg and forward inclination of the body make the movement much more apparent. The small supporting form beneath her foot concentrates the whole figure onto a single point of balance, giving the sculpture a sense of suspension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41269303115848,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_6235.jpg?v=1786106568"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/collections\/IMG_5671.jpg?v=1785154076","url":"https:\/\/stephaniefullergallery.com\/collections\/figurative-sculpture\/sculpture.oembed","provider":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}