Lance Dooley - Artist Statement


view of "Lazarus" clay sculpture

I believe in following your dream and having enough courage to see where it takes you, even if it's a place you think you can't handle. This is the true test of ourselves and our humanity.

My artist journey led me to naturalistic figure sculpting with clay. I use this medium and style to explore the human form and illustrate human emotion. My works then follow a material transformation process to the permanent medium of bronze.

I believe art has a place in modern society and it provides us with insight and lets us walk away with a thought, a mood, a feeling or a vision we can investigate in order to understand ourselves better. Art is the expression of the invisible by means of the visible.


Lance is a graduate from the Florence Academy of Art sculpture program, class of 2008.
Contact lance at: lance@lancedooley.com

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