{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-sea-lady-with-dolphin-marble-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Sea Lady with Dolphin Marble Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSea Lady with Dolphin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 h x 7.5 x 8 inches, about 150 pounds (70 kilos)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eone-of-a-kind white marble sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 1995 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePayment plan available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipping to US included, contact us for international rates\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Inter, Inter-fallback, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     What impresses me most about the stone carvings of Vasily Fedorouk is how he carves DIRECTLY into stone to create these lovely figures.  Most people may not understand the many processes of creating 3-dimensional art, such as bronze sculpture.  But Vasily often told me that the origins of the word \"sculpt\" meant \"to remove material.\"  This subtractive method of cutting off everything outside of the artist's drawing is such a challenge! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      Have you noted the negative (air) spaces around this sea lady's figure?  How her hair flows in the movement of the ocean waters, allowing for gorgeous shadows, as well as light to circle around her and enchant us?  She rides this dolphin who playfully wraps in tail around the composition.  At the base of the marble sculpture, you see more sea life and shapes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This is a statue that entices you to walk around her to marvel at the intricate forms and the classical and beautiful nude figure of a woman with long flowing hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Seriously, I almost hate to post this sculpture for sale because it is one of my absolute favorites.  My jaw drops to realize that Vasily did not use a 3-d model to \"copy into marble.\" Instead, he drew directly onto the stone, verified the design by stepping back to judge the lines, and then cut away.  This is the same process that I learned.  And while I love the challenge of a complicated pose of the figure and allowing the light to enter the body's angles, I have never attempted anything quite this fantastic.  (note to self!)      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ Kelly Borsheim writes on behalf of Ukrainian-American sculptor Vasily Fedorouk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Please visit the site and contact either Dilbara,  Vasily’s wife [via his Web site], or me, if you are interested in collecting any of his  available works.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" title=\"amazing figure sculpture by Ukrainian artist Vasily Fedorouk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttp:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr buy from BorsheimArts.com (this page).  Ships from Chicago area, USA. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio for Vasily's Maternity Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423701254293,"sku":"Vasily-SeaLadyDolphinMarble","price":20400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_SeaLadyWithDolphin_20250720_294Sv_MarbleSculpture_25x8x8in_2002.jpg?v=1781016821","url":"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/zh-tw\/products\/vasily-fedorouk-sea-lady-with-dolphin-marble-sculpture","provider":"Borsheim Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}