About me

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I am primarily a sculptor residing in Ontario, Canada. In my figurative works I am looking for my answer to Gauguin’s famous question: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

 I am mostly self taught, although I have taken courses in drawing, painting, pottery and jewellery.

 

Website: http://www.erikatakacs.com/


14 Responses to “About me”

  1. Gauguin’s famous question? Do you mean the painter, Paul Gauguin? Did he ask those questions too? Seems like you could come up with better sources for this kind of inquiry. Plato? Kant?

    100swallows said this on February 21, 2008 at 14:05

  2. Yes, it’s Paul Gauguin. What would take a philosopher a lifetime and several books, a thinking artist is able to boil down to a few short sentences.

    erikatakacs said this on February 24, 2008 at 14:05

  3. Well, he boiled down the questions all right. Did he boil down any answers? I always judge a guy by his answers. (You probably know that Kant apologized for the length of his book. “I didn’t have enough time to make it shorter,” he says. In fact, it’s a shame he didn’t give more examples of his laws.)

    100swallows said this on February 24, 2008 at 14:05

  4. There’s no right or wrong answer to these questions. Everyone has to come up with their own answers. Gauguin did with his work of the same title, and I’ll try in my own ways.

    erikatakacs said this on February 24, 2008 at 14:05

  5. :)

    bibomedia said this on March 4, 2008 at 14:05

  6. Erica,

    I don’t know much about sculpture, but I came to your blog because I’m always so impressed with your comments on 100 Swallows’ blogs!

    Best regards,
    Madame Monet
    Writing, Painting, Music, and Wine
    winewriter.wordpress.com

    wpm1955 said this on July 6, 2008 at 14:05

  7. Hi Madame Monet, I find your comments more impressive…but thanks. You brought up something of interest to me though. You’re not the first person to say this, and I really don’t understand why people feel they need to apologize about not knowing much of sculpture. :) I never hear them apologize about not knowing much about painting! I’m intrigued now.

    erikatakacs said this on July 7, 2008 at 14:05

  8. Gustav Mahler said something very similar.

    Nigelartist said this on August 1, 2008 at 14:05

  9. All your sculptures touch me so much. One is simply beautiful.

    rasgo said this on September 2, 2008 at 14:05

  10. Your kind words are always appreciated, and you know I love your art.

    erikatakacs said this on September 3, 2008 at 14:05

  11. Do you know where I can purchase”The Thinker” and his wife from Romania?
    Any museum shop? Cheers!

    Craig said this on July 12, 2009 at 14:05

  12. They’re at the Romanian Museum of National History in Bucharest. I couldn’t find anything other than this blog post about copies of the figures:

    http://japanalia.aminus3.com/image/2008-03-15.html

    I guess if there are any for sale, they would be at the museum gift shop?

    erikatakacs said this on July 13, 2009 at 14:05

  13. Miss new works. Hope all is well!!!!!!!

    Filipa said this on July 17, 2009 at 14:05

  14. How nice of you asking! :) everything is alright, just busy with finishing, fixing up old stuff and getting ready for a show. My head is full of new ideas, can’t wait to discard some of it. Hope to be back full steam in September. I think I’m ready to try abstracts too!

    erikatakacs said this on July 18, 2009 at 14:05

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