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ABOUT THE ARTIST
MAURY M. LIPOWICH IS AN ARCHITECT WHOSE COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS ALL HAVE A SCULPTURAL QUALITY. HE HAS WORKED WITH WOOD SINCE HIS CHILDHOOD. AS A YOUNGSTER, HE LEARNED HIS WOODCRAFT FROM A SWISS MASTER CABINET-MAKER.
WHEN HE BEGAN BUILDING IN ARIZONA, HIS OWN BACKYARD HAD A GIANT, 18 ARM SAGUARO - SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO ALIVE. WHEN THE SAGUARO DIED, HE WAS DETERMINED TO SEE THAT THE SKELETON NOT BE WASTED. THAT'S WHEN HIS ARTWORK WITH SAGUAROS BEGAN. HE EXPOSES THE BEAUTY OF THE WOOD BY LETTING THE VERY NATURE OF THE WOOD DICTATE ITS FORM AND FUNCTION. HIS WORK INCLUDES HUMAN AND ANIMAL FIGURES, MENORAHS, ABSTRACT FORMS, HIKING STICKS, AND BACK SCRATCHERS. EACH DESIGN IS A PIECE OF UNIQUE AND IMAGINATIVE ART.
YOU CAN PURCHASE SOME OF HIS WORK BY VISITING SEVERAL TUCSON AREA GALLERIES AND STORES OR BY WATCHING FOR HIS WORK ON EBAY. |
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