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Lawrence DeJong

WallFragment: #23

Clay & mixed media

8″ x 0.5″

2023

This is one in a series of sculptures entitled Wall Fragments, which reflect my interest in mountains, cliffs, rock formations, and architecture






Lawrence DeJong

Wall Fragment # 24: Environmental Interaction

clay

8″ x 4″

2016-23

This Wall Fragment piece explores the relationship between the human species and the planet we live on. I form the ‘wall fragment’ by beating the clay (earth) with angle irons, watching the form take shape, creating allusions referencing human habitation and its destructive impact on planet Earth.






Lawrence DeJong

Menhir

clay and slate

18″ x 8″

2024

This piece, part of a series I call ‘Wall Fragments’, combines my interest in unusual mountain formations, textures, and the standing stones of Brittany, France, called menhirs. The menhirs of Brittany, some as tall as 20 ft, have a power of presence that has fascinated me for years. They were erected, stood upright, centuries ago, and one usually finds them off by themselves in a field, the edge a wooded area, or by the side of the road