white marble 38 x 32 x 4 inches
LUCAS BEAU LEONE
OUR STARS AND STRIPES '24 (Wild/Greed)
Stone Carver and Maker of Meaning
by Rebekah Powers
I caught my first glimpse of Lucas Beau Leone's work at the opening of Stone Sculpture in the Landscape, held in the sculpture gardens of TJ Mabrey during her annual Open Studio event in October 2024.
SCULPTURES IN THE LANDSCAPE
STUDIO SANTIAGO AND GALLERY
10th Annual Open House 2024
Taos, New Mexico
October 12 - 20, 2024
Fifty sculptures on display by 14 stone carvers from Northern New Mexico exhibiting their work in the landscape at the stone studio and gardens of TJ Mabrey.
Brian Barreto • Schuyler Blanchard • Britt Brown • Petro Hul • TJ Mabrey • Rosie Rosenthal • Mark Saxe • Daisuke Kiyomiya • Luke Beau Leone • David Hickman • Somers Randolph • Margaret Tange • Candyce Garrett • Tony Lazzaro
Wood, brass, marble 28 x 17 x 8 inches
SCHUYLER BLANCHARD
Introduction by Rebekah Powers
Schuyler Blanchard’s sculpture eludes specific or singular interpretations. At one point in his early career, repairing and reconstructing sculpture in Philadelphia, Schuyler felt a pull away from the ornamental scalloping architecture of the city.
This “call to adventure” led him to the foothills of the Sangre de Christo mountains of New Mexico. “I felt drawn to the mountains, closer to strata and untouched stone. My intention is to undertake a more direct sculptural conversation that is often not permitted by representational sculpture."