Wild Horses Sculpture and Canvas

Part of the Imagine Collection, this mixed media piece brings together metal sculpture and painting. The sculpture “comes to life” as if it is walking out from the canvas. Watch video below.

Wild Horses is based on a Ute petroglyph panel found in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah (photo #6).

Sand, stucco, and acrylic paint are used to create the rock wall look on the heavy-duty canvas. The sculpture is made from salvaged steel and repurposed copper.

Dimensions…

Canvas: 24 inches wide, 20 inches tall, 1.5 inches deep

Sculpture: 20 inches tall, 8 inches wide

This collection was inspired by a quote from artist and archeologist Carolyn Boyd:

“In Native America, those images, as soon as they are applied to the wall, they are living. They are incarnated. We can’t even imagine what that would be like — to paint an image of something and give it life.”