Lisa Cimino

My search for self-expression took me on a journey in metals where I found wax working and the lathe. I was immediately drawn to the organic qualities of sculpting in and beneath surfaces as well as the repetitive industrial look of the lathe. Some call these characteristics opposing, I see them as a dynamic and unexpected merge.

The majority of my work is first created in wax, often using the lathe. I focus on ones individual ability to control vertical lines and textures with various carving tools. The result is a unique, linear, hollow cone of depth and spiraling ridges which is visually primitive, rhythmic in nature, precise yet unpredictable, captivating. Look closely you will see this one shape minimized, maximized, halved, quartered, doubled, turned upside down. I find that the possibilities are endless.