The male form was inspired by a sculpture by Rodin. I originally thought that the deeply clefted back was a flight of Rodin's imagination; but then I watched a body-building contest and saw that it is possible for some men to have such bodies.
The female form was a reaction to the classical approach to depicting the female form; typically a slim girl with very unrealistic breasts "perched" somewhere on her chest. I sought to add weight to the figure.
Both sculptures are offered in two standard finishes
- Graphite over gold, which looks like a bronze that has been kept indoors and
polished over the years. The gold colour shows through on the high points of the
figure (nipples, collar bones, shoulders ....)
- Graphite over green, which looks like a bronze that has been kept outside, showing
"vertigris" on the high points.
