Deedee Morrison Sculpture

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Birmingham, AL - Morrison studio's outdoor installation in July - Midwest Sculpture Initiative - Canton, Michigan

Deedee Morrison's sculpture, May Charms was installed in July for the Midwest Sculpture Initiative Exhibition. The sculpture is dramatically placed in Canton main shopping district, an area that receives heavy pedestrian traffic, allowing viewers to interact and engage with the sculpture. In works such as May Charms, a sculpture with a strong angular shape and intricately cutout overlays, it is easy to definethe theme of Morrison's work - contrasts. Speaking to the dualities of mechanical and organic, masculineand feminine, light and dark, strength and weakness, this particular artwork gives a sensation of divergingideas bound by dissimilarity - an idea rampant in many of Morrison's sculptures.

With every sculpture, the artist begins with heavy industrial metal and utilizes a recent development in themetal industry - laser cutting - to introduce light and and a sense weightlessness into the piece. Working from her studio on-site at the Wade Sand and Gravel quarry in the industrial district or Birmingham, Alabama, Morrison is obviously inspired by her surroundings to create large objects fit for harshenvironments. Yet a desire to convey seemingly impossible contrasts gives a soft touch to the work as feminine lace-like patterns are ubiquitously repeated in much of her recent art. The luminary glow peekingout through these cutouts adds another layer of interest, purposefully inviting viewers to witness thesculpture both in day and night.

Deedee Morrison is an artist specializing in large public works made of aluminum, steel, limestone, lexan, plexiglass, and light. Her sculptures have been exhibited and installed in permanent displays nationwide. Over the years, Morrison has expanded her spatial scope and currently focuses on large-scale work - including site-specific works created for architectural, urban, or landscape setting. Every sculpture theartist creates is designed for strength as well as beauty; made from industrial grade metals, andconstructed to withstand inclement weather and real world conditions.

Contact:
Deedee Morrison
deedeemorrison@gmail.com
Wade Sand and Gravel Quarry
Birmingham, Alabama
Phone: 205.516.9976