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Another entry in the Stone Perch series that further explores what Zimmerman can achieve within strict tonal limitation. The organic …
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Another entry in the Stone Perch series that further explores what Zimmerman can achieve within strict tonal limitation. The organic sphere forms stack with a quiet confidence, the bird at the crown folded into the same warm palette as the column below it. The surface moves between smooth and slightly textured glazes in a way that catches light differently across the day, giving the totem a subtle life that changes with the hours. For an outdoor setting this piece will develop its own presence over time, relating to the surrounding garden in ways that shift with the seasons. For an interior it suits spaces where the eye is invited to rest: a bedroom, a meditation room, a study designed for concentration and quiet.
Marc Zimmerman is an American painter and ceramic sculptor based in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. For more than four decades, his work has opened doors into imagined worlds: lush jungles filled with fantastical botanical forms, sun-drenched Mediterranean villages, vibrant florals, and ceramic totems that blend ancient influences with a distinctly contemporary vision. Zimmerman's artistic language was shaped by an unusually varied career. His background as a woodcut printmaker brought compositional clarity and strong graphic structure to his paintings, while the influence of Henri Rousseau and Paul Gauguin inspired his richly imagined landscapes. Time spent living and painting in Kauai, along with extensive travel throughout Mexico and Europe, infused his work with the saturated light, color, and atmosphere that define his celebrated Jungle, Village, and Tropical Floral series.
In recent years, Zimmerman returned to his earliest passion, clay, creating his Garden Totem series from hand-sculpted and individually glazed ceramic elements stacked into spontaneous vertical compositions. Rooted in his pottery experience in Venice Beach during the 1960s and 70s, these works bring the same exuberance, movement, and inventive use of color found throughout his paintings into three-dimensional form. His work is represented by galleries in California, Florida, and New York, and is held in private collections throughout the United States and internationally.
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- Dimensions
- 6ʺW × 7ʺD × 55ʺH
- Period
- 2020s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- New
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Mint Condition, No Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- In pristine, excellent condition In pristine, excellent condition less
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