Steel Animal Sculptures by Nina Scott-Hansen

Nina Scott-Hansen - A Featured Artist for the Lanning Gallery [Sedona, Arizona]

"There's nothing in nature that scares me," states artist Nina Scott-Hansen and it is that symbiotic point-of-view that animates each one of the creatures she welds in steel.

Of Norwegian descent, Scott-Hansen grew up in Denmark, the U.S. and Norway where she began her formal art training, working primarily in mixed media.

Always, it was textures that intrigued her: the old iron hinges on Scandinavian doors; scraps of iron, whether rusted and rough or smooth and new, struck her as rich and elemental. By the late 80's her work in textured collages had changed into a complete devotion to the artistry of welded steel.

"Napper"
Welded Steel Bird Sculpture
16" x 13" x 12"

"Kiowa"
Welded Steel Bird Sculpture
23" x 17" x 13"

Scott-Hansen's sculptures are not quiet; each piece is alive with animation, whether serious or playful they are always accessible. Her strong-legged birds, carbonized to achieve their rich blackness, were not meant to be one specific kind of bird. With rakish beaks and masses of feathers, each an individual piece of welded-on steel, the birds simply evolved naturally into their ultimate forms.

Scott-Hansen's work has been exhibited from Arizona, Colorado, Rhode Island and Maine to Oslo and Smestad, Norway. Her steel sculptures continue to evolve.

"Babylon"
Welded Steel Bird Sculpture
24" x 20" x 12"

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"Footsie"
Welded Steel Bird Sculpture
30" x 17" x 12"

"Rosco"
Welded Steel Bird Sculpture
20" x 18" x 12"

"Possibilities are endless," says Scott-Hansen. "There's nothing I wouldn't dare make."

"Blix" - Welded Steel Bird Sculpture by Nina Scott-Hansen

"Blix"
Welded Steel Bird Sculpture
19" x 17" x 12"

"Far West"
Welded Steel Horse Sculpture
23" x 22" x 6"

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