LIP SERIES
LANDSCAPES
web design Don Dougan
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MULTI-ELEMENT INSTALLATION PIECES
NONNO, NONNA
(Grandfather, Grandmother)
italian white marble, italian gray marble
6" high x 23" x 13"     
Don's metaphoric images and figures inhabit landscapes  worked into crisply defined form, using color, texture, and material to imply, hint, and suggest. 
GODSPEED BARSOOM: DEJAH
 italian red and white marbles, 
 spanish & belgian black marbles
 12" high x 29" x 16"
THREE HILLS FOR REMUS
italian gray marble, white alabama marble,
belgian black marble, yellow pine
58" high x 22" x 19"
STONEBOAT SERIES
More often than not, the works express aspects of the human character through the exploration of the metaphors of language, myth, and the spiritual journeys of our own human condition.
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Don Dougan  sculptor
www.dondougan.com
unless otherwise noted, all sculptures are currently available and are for sale, 
for prices or further information please contact the artist
all sculptural & photographic images copyright Don Dougan except where otherwise noted
STRETCHED TRUTH: 
POETIC LICENSE 
cast bronze, chinese black marble 
7" high x 12" wide 
The sensual contrasts inherent in the materials intertwine and combine to reveal the relationships between the archetypal forms those materials take and the spaces they inhabit. 
MEN WOULD BE ANGELS .  .  . 
italian fossiliferous sandstone, travertine,
italian white and red marbles, iron ring
19" high x 24" wide
HATHOR'S EAR: 
WHISPERS TO THE MOON                 
 detail of wall piece                       
as shown 25" high x 12" wide                       
CORNUCOPIA 
variable dimension wall piece
an open-ended piece with new elements added periodically, the current version has twenty-one elements 
40" high x 40" wide as shown with nine
ICARIAN NOCTURNE  
 43" wide detail 
 partially buried outdoor installation
Whether abstracted or representational, the work creates a context in which to focus our perceptions of the binding drama of human life.
studio in metro  Atlanta, Georgia  
Stone is usually the primary material Don uses for the major element in his work, although a diversity of other materials are used to contrast and complement the stone. 
 Each type of material is chosen for its unique qualities, and each quality adds a depth to the expression of the work. 
 Though working with the juxtapositions of a variety of materials, Don first and foremost considers himself  a carver.  In the process of  carving it is the material which is the genesis of all other considerations for the sculptor. 
In other words, it all begins with the material.
                                        YEAH, MAM (SHE PULLED MY TOOTH)
                                        A DETAIL FROM THORNE SMITH’S GARDEN
black irish slate, italian yellow marble, spanish black marble, blue & red glass, tooth 
12½" high x 12¾"x 3"
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Sometimes we find a metaphor that doesn't fit into an easily-defined category . . .
METAPHORICAL PRESENCES
FUNCTIONAL
ON A MORTAL PLANE: 
TABLE IN RED AND BLACK  
champlain radio black marble,  
spanish red marble, steel   
 22" high x 50" x 22"   
 private collection   
A RUNCIBLE BOWL
cast bronze
2½" high x 9½" dia.
ROMAN THREE
limestone, glass, clock movement 
12" high x 16½" wide 
                     WRENCHED LIGHT
limestone, polyester, marble, electric light 
11½"" high x 9½" wide 
image of artist in working gear, link to artist biographical page,
image of GODSPEED BARSOOM, link to Stoneboats page #1
image of NONNO NONNA sculpture, link to details of sculpture page
image of THREE HILLS FOR REMUS sculpture, link to Metaphorical Presences page#1
image of MEN WOULD BE ANGELS... sculpture, link to Landscapes series of sculptures page #1
image of POETIC LICENSE: STRETCHED TRUTH sculpture, link to Lipworks series page #1
image of 9 elements of sculpture, link to details of CORNUCOPIA series
partial image of ICARIAN NOCTURNE sculpture, link to details page
partial image of HATHOR'S EAR sculpture, link to details page
image of self-illuminated sculpture
image of funtional clock, link to Functional Clocks page
image of functional cast bronze bowl, link to Functional Bowl sculptures page
image of funtional talble sculpture
YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL
aluminum, stainless steel, glass, illumination, engraving
78"  high x 120"  wide     collection Beth Tefillah Atlanta
image of large wall sculpture, link to details of commission page
click on other image for details, detail image of sculpture
. . . and then again, some metaphors deserve their own category . . .  

"Climb on down!" link, detail image ofsculpture maquette ladder
page last updated: June 26, 2023
a work
proposed
fragment of image of sculpture maquette, link to details of maquette page
RUNGS: 
ONE AT A TIME
detail 
TABLE MAQUETTE
detail 
METAPHORICAL GARDENS
One cannot help but be influenced by the arts and artists experienced in the journey through life.  Paying tribute or homage to those who work in other artforms — writers and composers, musicians and actors, and other visual artists — is a time-honored tradition.  

One also cannot help but imagine what  the fertile back gardens of these cultivators might be like, or contain . . .
image of YEAH, MAM (SHE PULLED MY TOOTH) sculpture, link to details and Metaphorical Gardens page #1
ILLUMINATION
CLOCKS
FURNITURE
CONTAINERS
INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
RED DEPTHS (OMPHALOS ROSSO) mixed media painting with glass, ceramic
12"x 16"x 2" 

VERDIGRIS DREAM: PEEPIN'
stretched canvas, slate, copper leaf, wood, maple burl, glass, ceramic, pigment
24"x  23"x  3" 

SCULPTURAL PAINTINGS
detail from HOME SUITE: LUB-DUP, LUB-DUP 
cast and carved plaster, bronze powder, carved acrylic,
travertine, slate, celluloid, anodized alumninum, linen,
wood, etched glass, paint
17"x 15" x 4" 
 
two views DRINKING FROM A BROKEN
CUP TASTES AS SWEET
(BORSALINO ON WHEELS) 
cast and carved plaster, carved acrylic,
found objects, clay, rope, electric illumination, paint 
12"x 15" x 11" 
 
HOME
VARIATIONS
LADDER PIECES
two views DILEMMA (CHUCK JONES IN THE 21ST CENTURY)
Indiana limestone, wood, sandblasted glass, sandpaper, formed acrylic, Virginia slate, polymer clay, pigment
7¼"x  20" x 16½" 


CLIMATE CHANGE
DILEMMA (CHUCK JONES IN THE 21ST CENTURY)
DILEMMA (CHUCK JONES IN THE 21ST CENTURY)