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SOM#121, Eugene Daub, Fire and Ice, 1990
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From the collection of John Birks
Numbers Issued: ?
FROM THE ARTIST
Joy-Suffering, Hot-Cold ... everything in life is held in balance between extremes. Opposites! These powerful forces go back and forth in cycles. The medal is the ideal medium for this theme because of the two opposing sides of the medal.
This haunting inspiration was the impetus for Fire and Ice. I would like this medal to be perceived and interpreted on levels beyond the physical earthly reality and transcend to the human and psychological. Fire equates Passion and Ice is Passivity.
The other great advantage of using a medal as a foramt for this subject is its inherent metallic nature that through patination or plating on opposite sides could maximize the qualities of hot and cold. The first time I saw the silver plated ice side it looked as if it had just been removed from a deep freeze. I thought my fingers would stick to it as when you touch a metal ice cube tray.
I did a very rough sketch for this medal and started modeling directly in wax the finished size so that the relief would be strong and gutsy. I have no preconceived shape or stylistic approach for medals. Rather, I deal with them as spontaneously as possible and let the subject inspire the rest. - Eugene Daub, 1990
The Sculpture of Eugene Daub, by Joseph Veah Noble, Executive Director of the Society of Medalists
One of America's most talented and creative medalists, Eugene Daub, was educated in Philadelphia at Girard College and the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts. His work in sculpture includes life size figures, bas reliefs and medallions. He has taught at the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and his alma mater, the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts.
Among his many important recent commissions have been the medal for the United States Capital Historical Society commemorating the ratification of the United States constitution, the Mozart Bicentennial Medallion and the Philadelphia Liberty Medallion present to Lech Walesa of Poland as the first recipient, July 4, 1989. In medallic circles his extraordinary ability has been recognized by his being chosen to create the first medal for the American Medallic Sculpture Association, a free form rendering of Crazy Horse, the famous Sioux chief. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty the American Numismatic Society issued his oval medal showing the head of the statue and freedom's torch. In 1990 his design was chosen for the United States Delegation Medal for the convention of the Federation Internationale de la Medaille meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
His work is exhibited widely and is in the permanent collections of various museums. Professional affiliations include the National Sculpture Society, the Artists Guild and the American Medallic Sculpture Association.
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![SOM#121, Eugene Daub, Fire and Ice, 1990
[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: ?[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
Joy-Suffering, Hot-Cold ... everything in life is held in balance between extremes. Opposites! These powerful forces go back and forth in cycles. The medal is the ideal medium for this theme because of the two opposing sides of the medal.
This haunting inspiration was the impetus for Fire and Ice. I would like this medal to be perceived and interpreted on levels beyond the physical earthly reality and transcend to the human and psychological. Fire equates Passion and Ice is Passivity.
The other great advantage of using a medal as a foramt for this subject is its inherent metallic nature that through patination or plating on opposite sides could maximize the qualities of hot and cold. The first time I saw the silver plated ice side it looked as if it had just been removed from a deep freeze. I thought my fingers would stick to it as when you touch a metal ice cube tray.
I did a very rough sketch for this medal and started modeling directly in wax the finished size so that the relief would be strong and gutsy. I have no preconceived shape or stylistic approach for medals. Rather, I deal with them as spontaneously as possible and let the subject inspire the rest. - Eugene Daub, 1990
[b]The Sculpture of Eugene Daub, by Joseph Veah Noble, Executive Director of the Society of Medalists[/b]
One of America's most talented and creative medalists, Eugene Daub, was educated in Philadelphia at Girard College and the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts. His work in sculpture includes life size figures, bas reliefs and medallions. He has taught at the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and his alma mater, the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts.
Among his many important recent commissions have been the medal for the United States Capital Historical Society commemorating the ratification of the United States constitution, the Mozart Bicentennial Medallion and the Philadelphia Liberty Medallion present to Lech Walesa of Poland as the first recipient, July 4, 1989. In medallic circles his extraordinary ability has been recognized by his being chosen to create the first medal for the American Medallic Sculpture Association, a free form rendering of Crazy Horse, the famous Sioux chief. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty the American Numismatic Society issued his oval medal showing the head of the statue and freedom's torch. In 1990 his design was chosen for the United States Delegation Medal for the convention of the Federation Internationale de la Medaille meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
His work is exhibited widely and is in the permanent collections of various museums. Professional affiliations include the National Sculpture Society, the Artists Guild and the American Medallic Sculpture Association.
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[b]From the collection of John Birks[/b]
[i]Numbers Issued: ?[/i]
[b]FROM THE ARTIST[/b]
Joy-Suffering, Hot-Cold ... everything in life is held in balance between extremes. Opposites! These powerful forces go back and forth in cycles. The medal is the ideal medium for this theme because of the two opposing sides of the medal.
This haunting inspiration was the impetus for Fire and Ice. I would like this medal to be perceived and interpreted on levels beyond the physical earthly reality and transcend to the human and psychological. Fire equates Passion and Ice is Passivity.
The other great advantage of using a medal as a foramt for this subject is its inherent metallic nature that through patination or plating on opposite sides could maximize the qualities of hot and cold. The first time I saw the silver plated ice side it looked as if it had just been removed from a deep freeze. I thought my fingers would stick to it as when you touch a metal ice cube tray.
I did a very rough sketch for this medal and started modeling directly in wax the finished size so that the relief would be strong and gutsy. I have no preconceived shape or stylistic approach for medals. Rather, I deal with them as spontaneously as possible and let the subject inspire the rest. - Eugene Daub, 1990
[b]The Sculpture of Eugene Daub, by Joseph Veah Noble, Executive Director of the Society of Medalists[/b]
One of America's most talented and creative medalists, Eugene Daub, was educated in Philadelphia at Girard College and the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts. His work in sculpture includes life size figures, bas reliefs and medallions. He has taught at the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art and his alma mater, the Pennsylvania Academy of fine Arts.
Among his many important recent commissions have been the medal for the United States Capital Historical Society commemorating the ratification of the United States constitution, the Mozart Bicentennial Medallion and the Philadelphia Liberty Medallion present to Lech Walesa of Poland as the first recipient, July 4, 1989. In medallic circles his extraordinary ability has been recognized by his being chosen to create the first medal for the American Medallic Sculpture Association, a free form rendering of Crazy Horse, the famous Sioux chief. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty the American Numismatic Society issued his oval medal showing the head of the statue and freedom's torch. In 1990 his design was chosen for the United States Delegation Medal for the convention of the Federation Internationale de la Medaille meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
His work is exhibited widely and is in the permanent collections of various museums. Professional affiliations include the National Sculpture Society, the Artists Guild and the American Medallic Sculpture Association.
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