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From the beginning
of time, artists have used the horse as a subject of artistic
expression.
Frank
Colson created his first horse in 1962 while teaching at Penland,
North Carolina. Although most of his horses since that time have
been in clay, this first horse was a bronze jewelry chest. The
mid-section of the horse was hinged so that the upper half, with the
head and tail, lifted to reveal a red velvet lining.
The next year, Mr.
Colson had a one-man exhibition at the LeMoyne Art Foundation in
Tallahassee and his second horse came into being. This was similar
in concept, having an upper half that would open, but it was made of
clay from wheel thrown and slab parts and was three feet high. When
the upper half of the horse was opened, one would find two small
clay figures making love in the inner darkness of the lower body.
Over
the years, sculptural horses, most often in clay and
occasionally in bronze, have been a homogenous part of Mr.
Colson's creative process. Below is a description of Frank
Colson’s horses that found a permanent stable in locations all
over the world, from New York to Florida, California to
New Zealand, where it was accepted in the prestigious
international Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Award exhibition in
1990.
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