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Merlin Cohen |
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Sunset Breezes |
Story of Life 2 |
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Patagonia Mobius |
Upright Mobius |
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Orange Swirl |
Iterated Map |
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Infinate Ice Flow |
Ice Flow |
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Appassionato |
Bit of Everything |
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Neorhapsody |
Utah Chip |
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Expresso |
Galliard |
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"As a young man, I had the fortune to live in
Europe, where I toured the Carrara quarries and the
great museums of Italy and France. I was drawn to
the sensual, warm curves released from the hard,
cool stones by the masters of carving. I chose
direct stone carving as my art venue, as it allows
the liberation from nature my perception of the form
within the rock.
My personal challenge is to release form from stone
and elicit emotions of pleasure and peace for the
viewer." -Merlin Cohen |
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Merlin
L. Cohen retired from his full time dental practice
in 1992 to pursue his interest in sculpture. It is
an acute attention to detail that made Merlin a
successful dentist and has lead to his popularity as
an artist. Merlin was born in Memphis, TN in 1937.
Merlin studied sculpting under the personal
instruction of recognized sculptor Ralph Hurst, then
Sculptor-in-Residence at the University of
Tennessee-Martin, from 1989 to 1992. He has also
studied at the Montoya/MAS Famous Sculptors Seminar
and annually attends the Marble Institute of
Colorado to carve marble and study.
Broceliande is the mythical forest where Merlin the
wizard was encased in stone. As in those legendary
times, today Merlin Cohen strives to unlock magical
power and beauty said to be stored within the rock.
His sculpture invites your touch to discover the
cool soothing powers of the stone; and it invites
your eye to enjoy the aesthetic design created by
his deft hands.
Merlin sculpts for his own pleasure and by the
commission of special pieces for special places. He
works primarily in stone with pieces ranging in size
from tabletop art to monumental and landscape
features. His art is enjoyed in private and public
collections worldwide and has been featured in
local, regional, and national publications. He was
the featured artist for the June 2002 issue of
Sculpture Journal, and has been featured on the
Accent page of the Arizona Daily Star and on Tucson
Channel 12's Sonoran Style program. He was selected
as an "Emerging Artist of 2005" by art & antiques
magazine. After being juried into the Loveland,
Colorado Sculpture in the Park@ show in 2005 and
2006, he was invited to participate in the 2007
through 2010 shows. In 2007 he was recognized with
the Industry Award in the Sculpture Only Competition
held by Sculptural Pursuit magazine. Also in 2007,
he was juried into the Royal British Society of
Sculptors.
Merlin is presently serving as a Trustee of the
Tucson Museum of Art and is a Member of the College
of Fine Arts Board, University of Arizona. |
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presently is represented by ARTBOX Gallery in
Indianapolis, IN, Howard Schepp Fine Art in Palm
Desert, CA, Jane Sauer Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, The
Redstone Gallery, Park City, UT, and Wilde Meyer
Galleries in Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ. Appointments
may be made with Merlin to see his portfolio of
slides and photographs. You are also welcome to
visit his studio where he encourages you to see how
the stone is worked and experience the release of
the art within the stone. |
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