This sculpture captures a bird as an eternal gesture of ascent- a moment immortalised through marble. The elongated neck, the elegantly flared wings, and the upward sweep of the body all converge into a single emotion: upliftment.
The artist uses the natural veining of the stone with remarkable sensitivity. The bands of soft browns and greys run along the wings like the grain of feathered plumage, giving the marble a quiet, organic movement of its own. Though carved from an unmoving medium, the sculpture feels alive with momentum, echoing the effortless rise of a bird catching a current of air.
What stands out is the poised stillness at the centre of this rising motion. The hollowed form at the body’s curve creates a sense of lightness, almost as if space itself is part of the sculpture. This interplay of mass and void makes the ascent appear weightless- a reminder that uplift often comes from releasing what is unnecessary, rather than exerting force.
The bird’s posture is both graceful and resolute. It embodies an inner state rather than a literal moment: aspiration, clarity, the pure instinct to rise above the ordinary. In this sense, the sculpture becomes symbolic, a form of spiritual upwardness, the human longing to elevate thought, being, and vision.
“The Uplifted Flight” stands as a quiet tribute to hope and direction, showing how beauty emerges when strength and lightness move together.
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