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Clearcut (Vajrayogini)
Salomé Approaching the Great Eastern Sun

Salomé Approaching the Great Eastern Sun

70" x 22" x 8"d. This is meant to depict Salomé walking through the wall.

Salomé Approaching th3 Great Eastern Sun - detail

Salomé Approaching th3 Great Eastern Sun - detail

Achieving spiritual realization is akin to walking through a wall.

Clearcut-Vajrayogini

Clearcut-Vajrayogini

23”h x 20”w x 3.5”d. Another NYC apartment sculpture, this one inspired by the novel “Overstory” by Richard Powers

My Mother Was A Tree (Vajrayogini)

My Mother Was A Tree (Vajrayogini)

11”h x 7”w x 4”d. Three copies of a sculpture using a 3D print of the Vajrayogini figure in “Clearcut”, shown together here in three views.

Compassion 4 U

Compassion 4 U

23”h x 20”w x 3.5”d. A NYC apartment sculpture.

Green Tara in Bloom

Green Tara in Bloom

14”h x 10” x 10”. This uses a 3D print of the Green Tara in the box sculpture. There are two copies of this sculpture.

Garden of Destruction

Garden of Destruction

2016, 36" diameter x 8" deep;

A house depicted in the process of becoming compost.  The composition and the shape of the house, garden and surrounding circle are borrowed from Buddhist mandala tradition.

Garden of Destruction (arch detail)

Garden of Destruction (arch detail)

Work and play, yoga and gardening, all co-occurring.

Garden of Desctruction - detail

Garden of Desctruction - detail

Vibrant people. Rotting house. No problem.

Development #1

Development #1

A two-part wall mounted sculpture 36”h x 37”w x 13”d.

Development #1 - detail

Development #1 - detail

Development #2

Development #2

A two-part wall mounted sculpture 52”w x 32”h x 16”d

Development #2 - detail

Development #2 - detail

Development #2 - detail

Development #2 - detail

This is a close up of the palm in the hand of the sculpture.

Burn

Burn

34" x 40" x 16"d; wood, putty, wax figures, acrylic paint, artificial plant parts

Burn - upper closeup

Burn - upper closeup

All of my figures have four arms, because they are not meant to represent the people we see ourselves to be.  They represent people with non-dualistic minds who would be very different from they way we are now.

Burn - lower closeup

Burn - lower closeup

This sculpture is based on the Tibetan Buddhist burial tradition of the Charnel Ground, where dead bodies are left to be consumed by wild animals and/or openly decay.  This sculpture simply depicts life and death.

Wastechester

Wastechester

63" x 44 1/2" x 20 1/2"d; wood, paper, plaster, sphagnum moss, gravel, acrylic paint, plastic

This is my rendition of Westchester County, NY.

America Unsettled

America Unsettled

24" x 24" x 70"h; Wood, paper maché, wax, acrylic paint

Inspired by the book "The Unsettling of America" by Wendell Berry

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Salomé Approaching the Great Eastern Sun
Salomé Approaching th3 Great Eastern Sun - detail
Clearcut-Vajrayogini
My Mother Was A Tree (Vajrayogini)
Compassion 4 U
Green Tara in Bloom
Garden of Destruction
Garden of Destruction (arch detail)
Garden of Desctruction - detail
Development #1
Development #1 - detail
Development #2
Development #2 - detail
Development #2 - detail
Burn
Burn - upper closeup
Burn - lower closeup
Wastechester
America Unsettled
 
Charlie R. Olson
160 West End Ave. ,
New York, NY 10023,
USA
searollino@gmail.com

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