Fountains of Life/Allegories for Power:
The Sculptures of Jean-Baptiste Tuby and Kent Ullberg
by Kim Carpenter
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Water as a component of sculpture conjures images of tranquility, harmony, and peace. From antiquity to the contemporary era, artists and landscape architects alike have combined sculpture and flowing water to create quiet retreats, hushed grottos, and serene gardens. But as one of the four classical Greek elements, water—like earth, wind, and fire—also has a fearsome, driving power that can transform figurative sculptures into dynamic, dramatic compositions.
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