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Mendocino Art Center – Annual Mendocino Art Auction 2014
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  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher
  • The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52' x 49'), John Fisher

The Three Ages of Woman (limestone, 8 feet x 52" x 49"), John Fisher

Item Number
14101
Opening Bid
75000 USD

Item Description

Eight feet tall, 52 inches wide, 49 inches deep.

Over an 11-week period during the summer of 2007, in public view on the grounds of the Mendocino Art Center, world renowned sculptor John Fisher meticulously sculpted and carved a ten-ton, eight-foot-tall block of Texas limestone. Fisher worked tirelessly six to seven days each week. Carving completely by hand, without the assistance of power tools, he shared his creative gifts with all who came to watch, many returning again and again inspired by this unique opportunity to witness the creation of art firsthand and ask questions of the artist. The exquisite sculpture that emerged, "The Three Ages of Woman," is the centerpiece our online auction.

John Fisher is an American artist of intense passion and outstanding skills who takes a profoundly philosophical approach to art and its impact on communities. For over thirty years, his public, on-site carvings have fascinated the communities to which he is invited, as they observe his intuitive process. Without models or preliminary sketches, Fisher magically pulls figures out of the stone.

The John Fisher Project, which is very social in scope, brings together the artist, the material, the audience, and the setting in a way that amplifies the beauty and strength of each. Recently, Fisher has created other public monumental works for Camden Monument Place in Fairfax, VA, and the Elings Park's sculpture garden in Santa Barbara, CA. Fisher moved to the Mendocino Coast in August 2005 with his wife Sandy Oppenheimer, an outstanding mixed media painter, after having spent almost twenty years in the small village of Querceta, near Pietrasanta in northern Tuscany.

"The goal of the "John Fisher Project" is to engage the public in my creative process, to open my mind to them and to even be influenced by their insights. It is the idea of the sum being greater than the parts."

"This was like walking a tight rope without the net. Each chip could never be replaced. When at last the image began to emerge it seemed to spring into life from the broken stone."

"The sculpture will now endure for hundreds of years as a testament to our joint efforts. Its life has only just begun."

Item Special Note

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Donated By:

John Fisher