Inspired by an accident he had experienced, the artist decided to create a work on the topic of legs for the 2nd Soest Bildhauersymposium. The outstretched stylized legs are bent at right angles. The upper body and feet are only implied, and not part of the sculpture, making the work seem like a largely abstract…

Experimenting with different stages of abstraction, stone sculptor Michael Schoenholtz’s body of work consistently features analogies between architecture and the human body. The same holds true for his Visit to Rome series of sculptures, which he began during a guest residency at the Villa Massimo. Made of Carrera marble, body fragments, legs, a torso, and…