Jeffrey Maron Devotion

October 12 – December 8, 2012

 

Jeffrey Maron
Birth of Awareness  2005
Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides and Steel, 70 x 36 x 14 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Padma's Bark  2009
Etched Copper Alloy with Silver Oxide, 39 x 21 x 8 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Markers for a New Age  2010
Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 36 x 48 x 24 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Seven Chakrahs II  1981
Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 31 x 18 x 18 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Tears of Joy  2008
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 37 x 19 x 10 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
Sadhu  2007
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 6 x 32 x 5 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Stele 1  2004
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 24 x 23 x 4 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Stele 2 & 3  2004
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 34 x 30 x 10

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Jeffrey Maron
King David's Harp  1986
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 43 x 19 x 13 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
Chac  1992
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 16 x 17 x 8 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Return  2004
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 24 x 12 x 5 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
Offering  2010
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 26 x 16 x 7 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
La Boca de Vida  2005
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 10 x 10 x 10 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Archer  2007
Unique Maquette, Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, Marble

Jeffrey Maron
Splendor  2010
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 31 x 20 x 9 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Wind Horse  2012
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 16 x 11 x 3 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Open Form  1982-1984
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 84 x 37 x 10 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Gaya II  2011
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 23 x 6 x 4 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
The Feathered Serpent  2006
Unique Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 26 x 28 x 10 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Faith  2010
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 27 x 18 x 8 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Kachina  1976
Unique, Steel, 54 x 53 x 14 inches

Jeffrey Maron
The Dance  2002
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 65 x 26 x 9 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
Dreamstalker  2005
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 73 x 35 x 10 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Luz  2007-2008
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 96 x 28 x 13 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Team  2011
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 40 x 16 x 35 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Pachumama  2007
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 24 x 15 x 10 inches

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Jeffrey Maron
In Between  2005
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 17 x 31 x 8 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Moontide  1984
Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 37 x 33 x 9 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Bardo  2007
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 108 x 36 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Shaman  2012
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 19 x 6 x 7 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Suachsawaiman Dreaming II  2011
Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 48 x 36 inches

Jeffrey Maron
The Birth of Joy  2012
Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 108 x 46 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Heartsong  2012
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 73 x 12 x 6 inches

Jeffrey Maron
Magic Hat  2008
Unique Etched Copper Alloy with Polychrome Oxides, 28 x 18 x 13 inches

PRESS RELEASE

Affirmation Arts is pleased to present Jeffrey Maron: Devotion, a retrospective of Maron’s sculptural work that spans 36 years (1976—2012).  The exhibition, which opens with a cocktail reception on October 11, comprises 34 unique works of copper alloy and other materials. Devotion marks the gallery’s premier solo sculptural exhibition.

Jeffrey Maron’s work is self-described as “contemporary animism,” drawing on spiritual experiences to transform metals and other materials into works of art. His creative process comprises mind, body and spirit, producing pieces that have their own intrinsic energy and animistic themes. Maron’s work is characterized by paradoxes; it is tough and beautiful, religious and sensual, reminiscent of familiar symbols, yet unique.

Maron states, “The activities of my hands are transformative to the materials involved in the creation of my art. My hands know how to change an image or form, into something more than just the reformed material. This necessitates the metamorphosis of the material with a specific energy and intent. This process is difficult to delegate to others. It imbues a unique character to the art that allows it to speak to the viewer's heart without the need for subsequent explanation."

After receiving his M.F.A. at Washington University in 1973, Maron went on to win numerous awards including three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award, and a two-year Fulbright-Hayes Grant for sculpture that allowed him to live and work in Japan where he continued to be influenced by cultures of the world dedicated to animism. Maron’s work can be found in many corporate, public and private collections.  The artist lives and works in New York City.

Affirmation Arts is an institution comprising an art gallery and studios that provides an anchor to the up-and-coming arts neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. The gallery offers temporary exhibition space for curators, galleries, artists, and in-house shows. For more information about Affirmation Arts, please visit www.affirmationarts.com.

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