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Medallic Works
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MEDALLIC WORKS UNIQUE BRONZE CASTINGS A fairly large body of medallic art has been forming since the early 2000s. Themes and motifs can be expanded far greater in this art form, even though the dimensions of medallic art dwindle in comparison to sculpture in the round. The ability to work two sides in sympathetic or diverse scope and the traditional use of scribing on the surface gives increased potential for implementing ideas. The medals use elements, signs, symbols, and words from earlier investigations in painting and sculpture; portals and openings, pathways and meanders, the chthonic realm, the universal egg, lunar cycles, wraith creatures and animal symbols in various combinations along with words and figuration. Then in 2006, the enduring serpent path entered the works, as themes of renewal and regeneration and of origin and destination dominated. The SERPENT PATH and DUALITY medals continue in this overall body of work both mythic and cryptic.
Canadian Numismatic Association conventionThe Hilton, Mississauga, Ontario August 7- 11, 2018 These 2 medals were exhibited (MASC Members Exhibition) throughout June 2018 at the Lee Matasi Gallery, Ottawa School of Art, in conjunction with the 35th FIDEM congress at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
MEDAL OF INSPIRATION The obverse of this personal medal is scribed with the artist’s initials (R Mc) in a sculptural Cubist manner.
MEDAL OF STRENGTH A medal with two sides of equal value symbolizing two aspects of strength and power.
MASC - THE GREAT WAR EXHIBITION at Fort York, Toronto ONDecember 3, 2016 - April 30, 2017Medal title: 1914 Medal Description: With pinchers spread and gaping maw, a monstrous beetle rolls over a devastated landscape, pocked with holes and trenches. The year marks the onset of this horrendous period but, also marks the end of humanity's climb to the modern age and its calamitous plunge into it. The sacred dung beetle, the scarab, was revered as a sign of change and regeneration in ancient Egypt and is used here accordingly. The reverse shows the devouring head, a corrosive helmet-like form, and a partial cross. |
