The four seasons #1 - Winter -Quadriptych sculpture

Arcimboldo is a great master for all the artist who create by assembling in 2D or 3D. He drawn 4 pictures about the four seasons.
After trying 8 years ago to interpretate "Flora" , one of his great paints, without great result, i decided at the end of last year to sculpt the four seasons in my way. With skulls. Because our time is a transition time like Renaissance and because skulls have an additional meaning in this case: Global rewarming who change climate and seasons.

The period of the "Renaissance" is a great source of inspiration for me. My work of bronze restorer allowed me to closely observe and understand many works of art from this period. The best way to learn art history ....

4 seasons, 4 panels.

I choosed the high relief and a square format for the panels in relation with the number 4.
I began with winter .The skull is real size. All the ornements are related to the theme of each work.
I decided to use few different symbols and a movement in relation to each season.

For the winter : wood, ice, ivy
The movement: static
Color: silver, white to black

Others seasons to come...