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THE CATFISH OF GALATEA (2026) Original Wood Sculpture by Eleanor Gabriel
17 x 20.5 x 17cm
£726.01
Original artwork description
THE CATFISH OF GALATEA is a sculpture carved from calabash wood, part of the CalbinoOz series, featuring whimsical and offbeat art.
In Greek mythology, Galatea is one of the Nereids (sea nymphs), daughter of Nereus and Doris. She lives on a shore in Sicily. Her name means ‘with skin as white as milk’ (derived from γάλα / gála, meaning ‘milk’)
The CalbinoOz series received the Jury Prize in the Sculpture category at the 28th edition of the Chambourcy Arts Fair.
This sculpture was created by working with genuine light-coloured calabash wood, filled with clay balls to weigh it down, as calabashes are hollow and their wood is light.
Materials: dried calabash, superfine wood cellulose, blown glass, natural wool, natural leather laces, old upholstery nails, clay balls, acrylic paint.
One-off piece, signed near one of the legs.
Approximate dimensions: W 65 x H 17 x D 30 cm
Materials used:
calabash wood, surfine wood cellulose, blown glass, gourd wood, feather rachis
Details:
- Wood sculpture on Other
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 17 x 20.5 x 17cm
- Signed on the back
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: Animals and birds
Tags:
#catfish#fish sculpture#calabash wood#ethnic sculpture#zanny art#catfish sculpture#gourd wood
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Original artwork description
THE CATFISH OF GALATEA is a sculpture carved from calabash wood, part of the CalbinoOz series, featuring whimsical and offbeat art.
In Greek mythology, Galatea is one of the Nereids (sea nymphs), daughter of Nereus and Doris. She lives on a shore in Sicily. Her name means ‘with skin as white as milk’ (derived from γάλα / gála, meaning ‘milk’)
The CalbinoOz series received the Jury Prize in the Sculpture category at the 28th edition of the Chambourcy Arts Fair.
This sculpture was created by working with genuine light-coloured calabash wood, filled with clay balls to weigh it down, as calabashes are hollow and their wood is light.
Materials: dried calabash, superfine wood cellulose, blown glass, natural wool, natural leather laces, old upholstery nails, clay balls, acrylic paint.
One-off piece, signed near one of the legs.
Approximate dimensions: W 65 x H 17 x D 30 cm
Materials used:
calabash wood, surfine wood cellulose, blown glass, gourd wood, feather rachis
Details:
- Wood sculpture on Other
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 17 x 20.5 x 17cm
- Signed on the back
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: Animals and birds
Tags:
#catfish#fish sculpture#calabash wood#ethnic sculpture#zanny art#catfish sculpture#gourd wood
Eleanor Gabriel
France
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The known universe is full of wonderful colors and strange shapes. As an observer of the visible and invisible world, Eleanor Gabriel's universe is sweet, crazy, funny and full of... Read more