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Dora Natella
Granger, IN
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Fifth Third Bank/Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Fifth Third Bank/Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
111 Lyon St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Dora Natella
Artist bio: Dora Natella has been exhibiting her sculptures and installations since 1981. Her sculpture is included in various public and private collections in the US and abroad, such as The Museum of Modern Art in Merida, Venezuela, and Oakton Community College in Skokie, IL, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Her artwork has been exhibited at well known venues, including the Pier Walk-3-D Chicago at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL, Women Made Gallery in Chicago, IL, National Sculpture Society in New York, NY, the Indiana State Museum and at other venues such as Pen and Brush, in New York, NY
and The Fort Wayne Museum of Art in fort Wayne, IN. Her work is currently represented by Terry Nihart, Midtown Gallery in Kalamazoo, MI and Judy Graham, Blue Gallery in Three Oaks MI. She is the recipient of several grants and awards, including a Fullbright Teaching/Research Award given by the US Information Agency and awards such as the Alex J.Ettl Grant given by the National Sculpture Society .
Artist statement: My artwork addresses fundamental aspects of my own experiences as a woman. These experiences inform the conceptual essence and formal qualities of the work. The sculpture that I am proposing for the Ah-Nab-Awen Park
is titled:"Gaia", an 11 ft. tall bronze sculpture. In Greek mythology, Gaia is the Earth goddess, the personification of the Earth.

The bronze sculpture is a massive rendering of a split woman figure, a deep gash down the side of one of the two faces. A tangle of willow roots and branches amass at the figure’s feet, rise through her torso and extend beyond her head. The piece is a tribute to the Earth mother goddess and a symbol of the current state of the planet. The goddess of the land and everything produced by it, “Gaia” incapsulates the expression of a growing global Earth-based consciousness. She exemplifies the earth as a living entity. I hope that this sculpture will inspire people to have more awareness of the Earth’s fragility.

About the work:
Title: "Gaia"

Art form: 3-D

Medium: bronze

Year created: 2002

Description of work: In Greek mythology, the goddess "Gaea" personified the earth. The bronze sculpture is a massive rendering of a split woman figure, a deep gash down the side of one of the two faces. A tangle of willow roots and branches amass at the figure’s feet, rise through her torso and extend beyond her head.The piece is a tribute to the Earth mother goddess and a symbol of the current state of the planet.

Work statement: Gaia is the goddess of the land and everything produced by it. I have been fascinated with this icon because it incapsulates the expression of a growing global Earth-based consciousness. She exemplifies the earth as a living entity, that we must preserve and sustain for our children. I hope that this sculpture will inspire people, corporations and governments to actively engage in sustaining our planet’s fragile biosphere.
Technical details:
Work width: 60 inches
Work height: 132 inches
Work depth: 60 inches
Required venue ceiling: 132 inches
Required venue door height: 132 inches
Required venue door width: 60 inches
Required wall linear footage: 72 ft.
Required venue square footage: 12 sq. ft.
Additional considerations:
Audio/video needed: No
Electrical needed: No
Lighting needed: Yes
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: No
Indoor space needed: No
Outdoor space needed: Yes

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