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Coral Lambert is a British born and trained sculptor currently living in America. Her work engages dynamic forces of resonance related to growth, form and transformation of the organic. Showing a particular interest to systems evidenced in natural phenomena exploring how the metaphysical can be expressed through sculpture: often resulting in ‘markers’ of a particular site or contemporary event. To achieve this she utilizes a variety of experimental processes within the traditional methods of metal casting and sculptural practice.
"Her Cast Iron pieces have the elemental power that resonates within the material itself; ‘it maintains that, whatever you do to it ... of being from the earth, the core. The way I use it, it still has all its cracks and rawness, as if it has just come out of the furnace.' Working with iron has allowed Lambert to capture a sense of vitality in her work that was unexpected. It brings together concepts in her work – the object is physical and static, yet it resonates with life, maintaining the presence of the process that forged it.
There is an inherent feminine physicality in Lambert's work, although she doesn’t feel that she is making a direct feminist statement, the fact that this sensuality seems to literally erupt from her pieces creates an obvious connection. And in a sculptural world where machismo can dominate, her work feels obviously female."
Except from ‘Artists on Artists’ by Suz Szucs 2007.
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