Daniel Paul

Daniel Paul works in the gap between recognition and understanding. His work combines realism with the historical grammar of European figurative sculpture, using that grammar in contemporary situations without adopting the style of a particular period. Gesture, expression, posture, clothing and objects provide enough information for a viewer to form an initial reading.

That reading can feel certain before it is complete. A detail, a relationship between bodies or the function of an object can alter what seemed clear. Paul does not replace one interpretation with another definitive one. As more becomes apparent, the first reading may hold, change or coexist with others.