C$3,500
This abstract sculpture is the first piece I carved at my new studio in the East Village of Vancouver. I moved my practice from Squamish, BC back to Vancouver in the fall of 2025.
Although abstract in form, the sculpture does have a composition that reminds one of a female torso. The piece is balanced on a small surface, secured with a hidden stainless steel pin and the form flares upward, then reduces before opening up again to the top. The result is like the thighs, waist and shoulders of a female figure and the upper portion is reminiscent of the bodice of a dress.
The sculpture is carved from a variety of marble from the Petacchi quarries of Carrara, Italy. I was very pleased to see a band of solid white appear that encircles the lower portion of the piece and accentuates the sense of a woman’s thighs and waist as it follows upwards each side and across the midsection. It is mounted on a circular black base of granite from India. The sculpture can freely turn to any attitude and when downlit, as in theses photos, creates wonderful shadow patterns.
| Technique: | Carrara Marble & Granite |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 22in x 11in x 11in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | Unknown; Contact sales for a shipping quote |
Michael Binkley
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Binkley is best known for his original stone sculpture in a wide range of idiom, medium and scale. He strives to create artwork that entices the viewer to touch.
"I had my epiphany at the age of 20 to turn my artistic path to stone sculpture while in Florence, Italy after I witnessed first hand the unfinished works of Michelanglo. My first love is the human form, but I also enjoy creating abstracts and wildlife iimages."