Mary Pat Wallen
美国雕塑家
出生于1963年
Born in 1963
生活和工作在印第安纳州
Lives and works in Indiana
毕业于韦恩堡圣弗朗西斯大学
Graduated from the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne
我的作品描绘了我个人的人生旅程
My work depicts my personal journey through life
它是凌乱的，它包含了许多层面
It's messy and it contains many layers
这些层面在世人看来可能是错误的
These layers may seem wrong to the world
但在我看来却是美丽的
But to me they are beautiful
—Mary Pat Wallen
印第安纳州人Mary Pat Wallen(生于1963年)的雕塑作品受到她“对人类斗争和实现平衡需求的反思”的影响。这些雕塑主要由青铜或树脂制成，“在人类的锈蚀和腐蚀中传达出优雅，并展示出一种可控的混乱--阴与阳。”Wallen有一种罕见的能力，可以在性别、种族和其他特征上模棱两可，这些特征通常可以在一件艺术品中一眼辨认出来。她的许多雕塑都是在委托的、特定地点的基础上创作的，因此她的作品很容易与周围的环境和谐相处。
Sculptures by Indiana native Mary Pat Wallen (b. 1963) are influenced by her “own reflections of human struggles and the need to achieve balance”. These sculptures, predominantly crafted from bronze or resin,“convey grace amongst the rust and corrosion of humanity and demonstrate a controlled chaos - a yin and a yang.”Wallen has the rare ability to be ambiguous regarding gender, race, and other characteristics that are often immediately identifiable in a piece of art. With many sculptures created on a commissioned, site-specific basis, her works easily harmonize with the surrounding environments.
许多艺术家首先用可重复使用的粘土创作雕塑。然后，他们拿着这个粘土制品，在粘土上涂上橡胶模具，然后在橡胶上涂上石膏模具。这种石膏模具允许艺术家通过在模具上刷蜡来制作多件作品，从而用蜡创造出重复的雕塑。
Many artists start by creating a sculpture out of reusable clay. They then take this clay creation and apply a rubber mold over the clay, followed by a plaster mold over the rubber. This plaster mold allows the artist to make multiple pieces by brushing wax onto the mold to create duplicate sculptures out of wax.
Mary Pat Wallen
的作品描绘了她个人的人生旅程。作品很凌乱。它包含了许多层面，这些层面在世人看来可能是错误的，但在
Mary Pat Wallen
看来却是美丽的。它在人性的锈蚀和腐蚀中看到了美....不要把那些空洞或生锈的裂缝看成是腐朽，而是让你的灵魂闪耀的机会。
Mary Pat Wallen
喜欢称其为可控的混乱，阴与阳，或者更恰当的说法是，这是她的侘寂时刻!
Mary Pat Wallen work portrays her personal journey through life. It is messy. It consists of multiple layers of what the world might see as mistakes, but Mary Pat Wallen see as beauty. It is seeing the beauty among the rust and corrosion of humanity.... viewing the holes or rusty crevices not as decay, but as opportunities to let your soul shine. Mary Pat Wallen like to call it controlled chaos, the yin and the yang, or better yet, her wabi sabi moment!
Wallen的作品曾在美国各地的艺术博览会和画廊展出。她的作品被许多私人收藏，并为世界上最大的四家游艇公司创作了定制雕塑，已有三十多年的历史。此外，
《Haute Living》
、
《Boat International》
和
《Mega Yacht News》
等刊物都曾刊登过她的作品。
Wallen’s works have been exhibited at art fairs and gallery exhibits across the United States. She has pieces in significant private collections and has created custom sculptures for four of the largest yacht companies in the world for over three decades. Additionally, her works have been featured in publications such as Haute Living, Boat International, and Mega Yacht News, among others.
