May 2010. Slate, bronze. Dimensions: 15 x 21 x 4 in (38 x 53 x 10 cm). Private Collection.
Flèche is French for “arrow” and, in fencing, describes a running attack with the weapon arm extended. The sculpture translates that gesture into material form: sweeping steel thrusts through space while the heavy slate appears lifted and suspended, creating a tension between weight and movement.
Flèche
Pronunciation: 'flesh, flèche
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, arrow, from Old French fleche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch vlieke arrow, Old English flEogan to fly
: SPIRE ; especially : a slender spire above the intersection of the nave and transepts of a church
also: in the sport of Fencing : defined as a running attack with arm extended
May 2010. Slate, bronze. Dimensions: 15 x 21 x 4 in (38 x 53 x 10 cm). Private Collection.
Flèche is French for “arrow” and, in fencing, describes a running attack with the weapon arm extended. The sculpture translates that gesture into material form: sweeping steel thrusts through space while the heavy slate appears lifted and suspended, creating a tension between weight and movement.
Flèche
Pronunciation: 'flesh, flèche
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, arrow, from Old French fleche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch vlieke arrow, Old English flEogan to fly
: SPIRE ; especially : a slender spire above the intersection of the nave and transepts of a church
also: in the sport of Fencing : defined as a running attack with arm extended
