Luis Montoya / Leslie Ortiz, Bronze Pear

Patinated bronze, incised "Popliteo" and edition "6/8" to the pear body, mounted atop a black polished marble base.

25 x 14 x 14 in.

60 lb.

Private Collection of a Lady, Aiken, South Carolina

Luis Montoya & Leslie Ortiz have formed an artistic partnership for the past 15 years. Together they explore everyday items, mostly found in nature. Allying artistic traditions of Dutch 17th century still life, 20th century pop-up art and a delicate sense of humor, they offer us surrealistic bronzes that recreate the subject on a hyperbolized scale, meanwhile crafted with intense attention to detail, form and color. "By changing the scale and slightly exaggerating the form we hope that we have helped the casual viewer to look differently at an object as mundane as the common apple and see how truly sublime it really is."

Their works can be found in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid, Spain, the Circle of Fine Arts in Madrid, the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, Washington, Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Art in Racine, Wisconsin and other fine venues. They have created special commissions for both local venues, like the Palm Beach International Airport and international venues, including the Tokyo/Fuji Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan

Good condition.