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| Jim Fatata |
Box 12373 Raleigh, NC 27605-2373 |
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Title: Offering Description: Satyr offering grapes to forest nymph. Dimensions: 14" x 10" x 9.5" Medium: stoneware Date Created: 2009 Location: Litmus Gallery & Studios, Raleigh, NC |
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Title: Freedom Description: Sculpture captures a family's first moment of freedom from slavery and the hope for the next generation's future. Dimensions: 18.5" x 12.5" x 8" Medium: glazed stoneware Date Created: 2009 Location: Litmus Gallery & Studios, Raleigh, NC |
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Title: Interlude Description: The art of fitness and young love were the inspiration for the spherical form of the exercise ball and its relationship to the young couple. Here they pause nourishing their spiritual and physical connection which is symbolized and bound by the subtle presence of the sphere supporting their world. Dimensions: 14" x 14" x 10.5" Medium: stoneware Date Created: 2009 Location: Litmus Gallery & Studios, Raleigh, NC |
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Title: Olympians Description: Wrestlers compete in ancient Greek Olympic match. Dimensions: 13.5" x 18.5" x 12" Medium: stoneware Date Created: 2009 Location: Litmus Gallery & Studios, Raleigh, NC |
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Title: Paladin Description: Mythical steed protecting hare from cougar. Dimensions: 15" x 19" x 12.5" Medium: stoneware Date Created: 2009 Location: Litmus Gallery & Studios, Raleigh, NC |
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Title: Deer Slayer Dimensions: 11"x8"x6" Medium: clay |
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Title: Othello Dimensions: 27"x11.5"x11.5" Medium: bronze |
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Title: Spring Morning Dimensions: 29"x11"x11" Medium: bronze |
| Web sites that feature work by Jim Fatata |
| http://www.litmusgallery.com -- Artist's personal web site. |
| Artist's Statement |
JIM FATATA creates sculptures that reflect an innovative approach to interpreting figurative images. With deft sleight of hand he blurs the thin line between art and life. The prosaic visions he creates resonate with drama and intrigue. Fatata draws upon his observations of everyday experiences to infuse his work with evocative themes. He frequently introduces surprises that amuse and challenge ...... more |
| Resume |
Exhibitions 2000, Hastings-Ray Gallery, LTD., Southern Pines, NC 2000, Arts Council of Wayne County 21st Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC 1999, Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC 1999, Fayetteville Museum of Art / Midsummer Sun Arts Event, Fayetteville, NC 1999, The Durham Art Guild, Inc. Annual Member's Exhibition, Durham, NC 1999, Arts Council of Wayn ...... more |