Courtney Cotton

Courtney Cotton

Landrum, SC

Contemporary artist exploring conceptual themes through painting, sculpture, and collage.

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The Circle Conversation Maquette - 3P by Courtney Cotton
The Circle Conversation Maquette - 3P by Courtney Cotton Image: Maquette of The Circle Conversation - view 2
The Circle Conversation Maquette - 3P by Courtney Cotton Image: Maquette of The Circle Conversation
The Circle Conversation Maquette - 3P by Courtney Cotton Image: An important component to the project will be a wayfinding stanchion/post that one can access near the sculpture, incorporating technology that will lead to self awareness prompts, other tools and resources for kids & adults that help relieve stress, anxiety and potentially save a life. I also plan to have a couple ideas written on the stanchion as well for non-phone carriers, a land acknowledgement and logo(s) of those who sponsor the installation(s). These tools and prompts will be altered depending on community needs and will be changed over time for variety.
The Circle Conversation Maquette - 3P by Courtney Cotton Image: 3; 8’ diameter circles rest upon the ground, conveying cyclic movement. I selected a circle because it embodies transformation. -Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed. Although the sculpture is minimalist & contemporary the material, foundry bronze dates back to ancient Greece and works well with the environment. It is durable and enforces the idea of alchemy [ transformation of matter] which is a combination of tin alloy and copper, further supporting the concept of the sculpture. So why three you may ask? A triad that symbolizes Mind, Body & Spirit.

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C This large three-piece sculpture is intended for City and State Art Commissions, Health Institutions, University Campuses, and the Private Sector.

  • Courtney Cotton
  • The Circle Conversation Maquette - 3P
  • foundry bronze on stone
  • 5.5 x 10 x 10.5 in (13.97 x 25.4 x 26.67 cm)
  • Signature: Ap stamped in bronze
  • $1,500
  • Available
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“The Circle Conversation” is a combination of art and community engagement. Meant to encourage sharing, healing and lifelong conscious awareness.

This project started as a memorial to my late son and has evolved into a pursuit to honor everyone who has navigated suicide, schizophrenia, depression, addiction and other brain chemistry challenges either themselves or with the ones they love.

This is a maquette of large 3 piece sculpture intended for City and State Art Commissions, Health Institutions, University Campuses, and the Private Sector. Proceeds will help fund The Circle Conversation vision.

See more: courtneycotton.com/the-circle-conversation.

The circle embodies transformation—energy that cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed. We transform the world by transforming ourself.

The Design:
A 3 part foundry bronze sculpture resting upon a stone base conveying cyclic movement [energy].

Material: Foundry bronze metal enforces the idea of alchemy [the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter] because it is a combination of tin alloy and copper.

Circle: represents energy - energy can not be created or destroyed, only transformed.

Symbology: The circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, original perfection, the Self, the infinite, eternity, timelessness, all cyclic movement, God ('God is a circle whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere' (Hermes Trismegistus)).

Three: represents Body Mind Spirit

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#conversation
#together
#transformation
#mind #body #spirit
#shareyourstory
#energy
#circle

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