JO MOORE
JAN ALAN MOORE
CONTEMPORARY STONE
AND BRONZE SCULPTURE
"from concept through casting"
employing only certified analysis
archival quality 100% Silicon Bronze
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We proudly present our newest sculpture in
PERLA NERA,
an enchanting domestic Black Pearl Marble,
richly endowed with both elegance and drama.
The tribulations put forth by the stone itself are transitory
when compared with its infinite rewards.
Please bear witness....
This work is a metaphor for the awakening of passion, love, and life – as well as its tragic consequences.
Eurydice (Greek Mythology) was an oak nymph, one of the daughters of Apollo.
She was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly; on their wedding day,
he played joyful songs as his bride danced through the meadow.
After stepping on a venomous snake, and dying instantly, Orpheus played and sang
so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept and told him to travel to the Underworld and retrieve her,
which he gladly did. After his music softened the hearts of Hades, he was allowed to take her back
to the world of the living. The condition was that he must walk in front of her and not look back
until both had reached the upper world. However, soon he began to doubt that she was there
and that Hades had deceived him. Just as they reached the portals of Hades and daylight,
he turned around to gaze on her face, and Eurydice vanished back into the Underworld.
When Orpheus was later killed, his soul ended up in the Underworld where he was reunited with Eurydice.
A metaphor for an expectant Mother Earth embracing her unborn child...
this is also my “First Embrace” of this dynamic new stone.
“Sun Goddess” 37”H “East of the Sun” 27”H “Torso V” 25”H
“Henry’s Lover”, 12x27, Orange Alabaster
Inspired by the Master Henry Moore
“The Source” 24”H “Apollo”
(of universal knowledge) 24” H Rose Marble
Honeycomb Calcite (acquired)
“Colorado Marble Dance” “Let the Waters Flow”
25”H Yule Marble 48”H NM Alabaster
(acquired)
“Desert Glow” 16x13x8 “Desert Sunset” 18x10x7 “Tango” 30x13x8
Orange Alabaster Raspberry Alabaster Pink Alabaster
(acquired)
“Rain Dance” 34x13x9 “First Woman” 37x13x9 “Beyond the River” 27x14x8
Italian Carrara Marble Italian Carrara Marble Tortoise shell Alabaster
“Marble Dance” 26x7x6 “Let Me Fly” 25x114x8 “Sonata” 21x10x8
Fossil Marble White Alabaster Purple Alabaster
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PO BOX 40
TORREON, NM 87061 USA
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS INCLUDE:
Albuquerque Botanic Gardens
University of New Mexico
College of Santa Fe
State of New Mexico Printing Facility
University of New Mexico, Valencia Campus
Rio Grande Zoo
National Park Service
Edwards Air Force Base
Faith Lutheran Church, Albuquerque
Artist Statement:
about the design collaboration team, Jan and Jo Moore
We share a deep bond with Mother Nature and have been interpreting her
landscapes and culture through sculpture for more than 35 years. There exists
no separation between the creative process and daily life. For us, they are one.
Our connection to Nature and its inhabitants is evident in our large body of works concentrating on Wildlife and Native Cultures. Our forte is three dimensional
Bronze and Bronze relief and Steel with emphasis on public installation and
sculptural architectural elements in Aluminum and Bronze.
Our work draws its inspiration from nature, with organic lines predominating.
We strive to convey a sense of nurturing and compassion for the plight of both the
planet and its inhabitants. It reflects our lifestyle-
It serves as an affirmation of the living. We have learned the essence of the
here and now and the effortless joys of daily life.
We seek to create introspective pieces, often meant to evoke serenity, reverence,
meditation-
Often our pieces are primal, stoic, visceral.
We sculpt in clay and wax and cast in Bronze and fabricate in Steel, both for the
unequalled timeless durability of the media, but also to explore and indulge in
their intrinsic beauty and the inherent tension of the elemental forces contained
within the metal.
We are 40 plus year residents of New Mexico and own and operate our own studio
foundry in the Ponderosa Pine-
Albuquerque, where we have complete quality control over castings in Bronze and
Aluminum from start to finish…including complete control over the foundry’s timeline. Because we own the foundry, there is no limit to the projects we undertake.
And since we own the foundry and are not subject to another foundry’s time schedule,
their interpretations of our work, or any other foundry disputes-
complete control from casting to fabrication to installation. Our artistic aesthetics
are never compromised. It is highly cost-
it keeps prices on casting Bronze and Aluminum and fabricating in Steel lower-
resulting in the collector realizing a better value and quality. We are easily accessible
for installation, completion and follow-
Our work appears in such public collections as the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens,
Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, the National Park Service
(Salinas National Monument), University of New Mexico,
New Mexico State Printing Facility, Edwards Air Force Base,
and the College of Santa Fe. We have been published in numerous national
and international publications.
