Rejoicing in beauty and harmony, nature and spirit, with the gift of Art.
Sculpture
“Marian Shrine”, Mary, Mother of the Church, Burnsville, MN
Life-size bronze statue, Hand made 33″ stucco base, 15′ wide triptych with plaster bas-reliefs, bronze roses, stained glass, and painted wood frame.Detail of Mary, Life-size ClaySaint Paul Statue, Bronze, 9 1/2 feet tall atop 6 1/2 foot marble pedestal, Cathedral of St. Paul, MNSaint Paul Statue, Bronze, 4′-10″ tall atop 3′ stone pedestal. Church of St. Paul, Ham Lake, MN. This was cast from the half-size study for the Cathedral of St. Paul sculpture.“The Bountiful Well” Bronze fountain 64″ tall, centerpiece for a wine-tasting room, John Goodman residence, Minnetonka Beach, MNMary Sculpture for Baldwin Prayer Grotto at DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis, MN, bronze, 5′-6″ tall. A collaboration: Design by Brother Jerome, armature and foundry work by Casting Creations of Howard Lake, DeLaSalle students posed for all four figures and applied clay to abstract shapes, figures sculpted by Glenn TerryDedication of the Mary Sculpture and Baldwin Family Prayer Grotto at DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis, MN on August 28, 2020. The sculptor and his wife to the left, two of the four students who posed for the sculpture to the right. Photo by King Studios of Minneapolis.
In 2016 I was inspired to create a Virgin of Guadalupe sculpture that would be more compelling and realistic than that produced in the past; a new vision which respects the 1531 AD appearance. God and His emissaries are spirit, forming bodies for our benefit and in ways that can be understood at each epoch of appearance. With that in mind, I took tasteful liberties to bring Mary’s American manifestation to the modern era. The biggest challenge was depicting the rays of light emanating from her. Being literal to the 16th century image has resulted in sculptures showing these either as spikes, or as a solid aura that looks like a shell. Neither is satisfactory. But how to show them as pulsating, living light rays while being true to standards of fine art? My solution was to combine the sculpting of bronze forms of rays in various lengths to imply motion, along with the incorporation of crystals that would capture and reflect sunlight and changing light conditions. As far as I know, this concept is entirely original. My 31″ tall study model in clay and crystal was made in the hope that it will be commissioned as a life-size or other size bronze sculpture to present the vision of the Virgin of Guadalupe as fine art and able to strike a responsive chord in our current era.
“Sweet Surrender”, bronze, 17″ tall.“Towards the Light”, Clay, 9 ‘ tall“Buddha” clay, 14″ tall“The Divine Mother”, bronze, 9″ tall“Lady Portia, Goddess of Justice”, bronze fountain, life-size, Maplewood, MN, 1987…my first sculpture and the life-changing moment of career transition from architectural designer to sculptor and artist. (photo by Dave Hrbacek)“Release” , clay 17″ tallClay studies: “The Muse of Dance, 17″……”The Muse of Poetry”, 14″……”The Muse of Tragedy”, 18″“Maximus Ursus”, Bronze, 16″, for Beast Coins“Eat Your Vegetables”, bronze and granite, 8.5″ bird wingspan, for a Minnesota garden“Japanese Sage”, Limestone, 18″ tall, for a Japanese garden with tea house, Minneapolis, MN“Butterfly Fairy” , 1994, Limestone with bronze butterflies, 30″ tall, Duluth, MN
Glenn Terry 