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A world exists, even if it is hidden. Beauty exists, even if it remains unseen.

 

My creative process leads me to discover truths in dark, underground spaces. The sculpture, created blindly in a subterranean process, speaks of life forms primitive and unnamed. For me, these are metaphors for aspects of self, longing to be developed.

 

My interest in the invisible world began almost twenty years ago and has taken me on a journey from the inner caverns of the human body to subterranean spaces that rarely see the sun. Unlike my previous work where I knew what I was looking for, here I am searching for answers in the dark. The results are suggestions of life forms undiscovered and unnamed — reminiscent of that which was formed in the dark primordial soup of creation.

 

Sculpting underground, allows me to break free from the limits of what my eyes know to be true. As I search below the surface for answers, I hope to gain insight into truths not visible in daylight, truths in their most authentic forms.

polyurethane  castings

Ellen Hanauer_Starlets

Ellen Hanauer_Starlets

Cast polyurethane, sand

Ellen Hanauer_Flower of the Sea

Ellen Hanauer_Flower of the Sea

Cast polyurethane, sand

Ellen Hanauer_Squirm

Ellen Hanauer_Squirm

Cast polyurethane, sand

Ellen Hanauer_MaMa

Ellen Hanauer_MaMa

Cast polyurethane, sand

Ellen Hanauer_Prey (for your life)

Ellen Hanauer_Prey (for your life)

Mixed media with cast polyurethane, sand, jewels

Ellen Hanauer_Prey (for your life) Detail

Ellen Hanauer_Prey (for your life) Detail

Mixed media with cast polyurethane, sand, jewels

Ellen Hanauer_LowerYabdidah

Ellen Hanauer_LowerYabdidah

Cast polyurethane, sand

Ellen Hanauer_Squidoo

Ellen Hanauer_Squidoo

Latex, cast polyurethane, sand, plastic, glitter

Ellen Hanauer_Coral

Ellen Hanauer_Coral

Cast polyurethane, sand, acrylic

Ellen Hanauer_Mermaids Chair

Ellen Hanauer_Mermaids Chair

Cast polyurethane, sand and mixed media

Ellen Hanauer_Creature 3

Ellen Hanauer_Creature 3

Cast polyurethane, sand, encaustics

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