'I like to have them so that they look as if they are going to talk to you. I like to capture...the personality of the person.' INTERVIEW BY D. QUINCY WHITNEY, GLOBE CORSPD THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE Sculptures that stop a moment in motion Osmundsen strives for an inner feeling - Can sculpture express motion? According to New Durham sculptor William Barth Osmundsen, successful sculpture expresses an inner energy all its own. "Aesthetically, I like sculpture to move off the base and be visually exciting to the eye," Osmundsen said during an interview at his studio. Whether he is capturing terns in flight, the full-tilt motion of sailing or the tilt of the head or the glint in the eye in a portrait, a dynamic energy makes his sculpture seem more than stationary. This energy has an important place in public art, which brings creativity into the daily lives of people who might not ordinarily enter a gallery or seek out art in other avenues of life. As people travel north on Interstate 95 and see the state liquor store in Hampton, they will also see three copper repousse weathervanes by Osmundsen atop the building's three cupolas. They were installed last July as part of the state Council on the Arts 'Percent for Art program. The "John Paul Jones Privateer Sloop" a sailing ship indigenous to the New England seacoast, sits on top of the central cupola. "Sunrise" and Crescent Moon" adorn the side cupolas. | |