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Angry Neptune

Michele Oka Doner

Artwork Details

Angry Neptune
2008
Michele Oka Doner
cast bronze
77 in. x 26 in. x 29 1/2 in. ( 195.58 cm x 66.04 cm x 74.93 cm )
Museum purchase made possible by a bequest from Clarence and Ruth Roy, the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, and the support of the artist
2009/1.466

Description

Subject Matter:

This is one of three Doner sculptures installed together- Angry Neptune, Salacia and Strider.
"Angry Neptune was made as a statement about the obscene gestures the human species has repeatedly made toward the sea. Robbing the shores of fish, sending plastics into the deep seas, spilling toxins into the water, etc. I feel his rage is palpable."
Michele Oka Doner, 10/6/2010

Physical Description:

Large bronze sculpture resembling a headless human figure. The surface texture is very rough with deep voids and coarse patches of metal. The brown patina has a whitish tinge.

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