A chronicle of thoughts and events in the life of Marc Rosenthal, artist
Sculpture
Rise of the Midgard Serpent, 85’x4’x2.5′, recycled steel pipe, banks of Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas 1983
Midgard construction, 1983. Richard Alexander, master welder and fitter with Marc Rosenthal cutting recycled steel pipe from Hughes Tool Corporation.Marc sand blasting the head of the Midgard Serpent, 1983Marc finishing paint touch ups after sandblast and prime, 1983Rise of the Midgard Serpent, permanent installation, Lake Woodlands, Texas, 1985Symfonix, painted steel,108″ x 60″ x 60″, permanent installation, University of Houston Moores School of Music, 2019Symfonix, view from left side
Symfonix, view from right side
Broken Man, back view Broken Man, hand built stoneware, 25″ x 21″ x 17″, 2020, private collection
Broken Man, back view
Tumbler, maquette for larger sculpture, 7″ x 7″ x 2″, 2020The Running Man, maquette for larger sculpture, 20″ x 8″ x 10″, 2020
Standing Figure, maquette for larger sculpture, hand built stoneware, 10″ private collection
Standing Figure, raku fired ceramic, 64″ x 29″ x 12″, 2016 Standing Figure, back view Standing Figure at sunset Defiance, 33″ x 26″ x 18″, hand built stoneware with polyurethane paints, completed 2020, $4,200 Defiance, view from left side Defiance, view from the right sideIt Was a Good Day, hand built ceramic figure, stoneware glazes, 12.5″ x 6.5″ x 6.5″, 2023, $400Death by Chocolate, thrown altered stoneware with ceramic fragments, 20″ x 12″ x 11″, $300 Wing, thrown and altered stoneware with added slabs, 16″ x 13″ x 11″, $300 Wing, side view
Wing, back view
Flora, thrown altered stoneware with added slabs,12″ x 9″ x 9″, $300
Flora, side view Flora, back view
Study for Arbor, extruded coils, hand built 8″ x 8″
Duality of Vessels, thrown, carved, and altered stoneware with polychrome paint. Damaged beyond repair in 1998.Catfish, 14″ x 6″, raku fired ceramic, private collectionDogfish, 14″ x 7″, raku fired ceramic, private collectionOffish, slab built ceramic, acrylics, 24′ x 30″ x 13″ ca. 1980
The Trout Quintet, hand built ceramic figures, wood furniture, private collection