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: Wood, steel, copper, wax, paint, electrical wires – 18″ x 48″

: Wood, steel, wax, paint, stone – 42″ x 9″ x 8″ – 2008

: Wood, copper, wax, steel, paint – 24″ x 24″ – 2008

: Concrete, pigments, wood, rusted steel 80″ x 30″ x 18″ 2006

: wood, rusted steel, recycled nails 82″ x 18″ x 18″ 2006

: wood, steel, concrete, pigments 80″ x 18″ x 18″ 2006

: Recycled copper, wood, expandable foam insulation 82″ x 18″ x 18″ 2004

: Bronze 37 1/2″ x 4″ x 4″ Photo: Marcus Knoespel

: Recycled copper, steel, wood, wax 36″ x 60″ x 10″ 2006

: steel, wood, wax 48″ x 60″ x 4″ 2006

: recycled copper, concrete, wood, china marker 30″ x 80″ x 10″ 2006

: Steel, concrete, pigments 80″ x 18″ x 18″ 2005

: Steel wood. 59″ x 82″ x 20″ 2002

: Steel, copper wire, lighting element – 80” x60” x15” – 2002

: Rusted steel – 84” x 24” x 24” – 2002

: Steel, wood. 66″ x 18″ x18″

: Steel, concrete and wood 2006. (SOLD)

: Steel, concrete and wood 30.5″ x 5″ x 4″ 2006

: Steel, concrete, and recycled copper 21″ x 9.75″ x 6 7/8″ 2006

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Recent works by Jim Maunder

Jim Maunder's recent body of work takes us into an ambiguous world of altered, organic forms. They are sprouts, pods and bulbs bursting forth with voluptuous foam or gaping with wounds stitched up by railway spikes. These seem radical interventions of metal upon wood and science upon nature. The sculptures speak to the artist's concerns with the impact of bioengineering and the precarious balance of the natural environment. Yet there is a curious reciprocity between the materials that suggest an ultimately complementary relationship. There is more intimacy between the rusted metal bases and the organic wood forms than we would expect. Jim Maunder asserts "inevitably, nature will have its way." His perspective acknowledges both the environmentalist‚s dire warnings and the optimism of the dandelion that defies concrete‚s domination. The sculpture is beautifully ominous. Compelling. Surfaces of erosion are replete with colour and texture. Metal sheets are embroidered with scars; concrete slabs are marked with the tallies of unknown events. These are objects that despite being altered possess a life giving grace.

Excerpt from text by Gloria Hickey

All photos by Erick Walsh unless otherwise stated