Bronze Sculpture “Ascension” Elevates Body & Spirit

LOVELAND, CO—This artist community, nestled in the grandeur of the Colorado Front Range an hour’s drive north of Denver, is home to many of the leading sculptors in America today. Many collectors of contemporary bronze sculpture believe that Victor Issa is one of the best in Loveland’s sculptor colony, and his recent work “Ascension” typifies the extraordinary elegance, grace and emotion that has become the signature of his art.

Victor Issa honors the female form above all others in his many creations. “Nothing on earth is more beautiful and graceful than ‘woman’, and I am endlessly inspired by the breadth of feeling one can experience through the movement and expression of the female form,” he has said. “For example, to me ‘Ascension’ portrays upward movement and force, qualities that represent women’s changing role and status in modern life. The sculpture is also of a dancer: strong, graceful, celebrating, ascending and transcending earthly bonds. Yet for a friend who has just gone through a traumatic personal experience, ‘Ascension’ commemorates freedom and release. Almost everyone who sees the sculpture tells me it evokes in them any of many senses: a rising spirit, a lifting of burdens, a euphoric weightlessness, a new awareness of unlimited and unencumbered possibilities.”

“Ascension” exemplifies the soaring spirit, mankind’s ascension to life’s purpose, and the celebration of peace and love. The piece is 28″ tall including base, a size ideal for display in the home or office. Foyer, study, library, formal living room, master bedroom, boardroom, reception area…all are enhanced by the beauty and uplifting power of the piece.

For collectors and designers who desire larger scale, a limited-edition life-size bronze of “Ascension” will be available in late 2000. A special pre-issue price will be offered for a limited time.