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~ Gene Diakono ~
 
Gene Diakono was born in Germany and immigrated to the US in 1951. Shortly after graduating from high school, he entered the Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan where he majored in painting and sculpture. Realizing that the school could only give him the basics, he decided to leave after completing his second year. Gene continued to study on his own, going to museums, reading all the old treatises on sculpture that he could find, while constantly observing and studying nature, which is the true source of his inspiration.
     Today, Gene Diakono is a master sculptor thoroughly schooled in the grand tradition of figurative art. The sophistication of form, movement and the human spirit in his works are unparalleled in contemporary sculpture.
     The artist’s approach to sculpture is unique in this day and age. His modeling is done strictly from life as opposed to the current trend of using photographic aids. A clay figure is modeled from life over a six month period. Afterwards, two additional months are required to make a waste mold for casting a hydrocal model, which is then chased to perfection by the master. The hydrocal model, now ready, is shipped to the foundry to be cast in bronze. At completion, the bronze statue is a realization that has taken twelve full months to achieve.
 
 
 
Sweet Dreams
 
The sculptor supervises all his bronze castings personally, and he employs one of the world’s top foundries. This assures the public that each and every casting is of Renaissance quality.
     As a master sculptor, Gene Diakono sites three characteristics each sculpture must have to endure the test of time.
 
Stability of Action—Meaning certainty of equilibrium. A harmonious animation that conveys the impression of unencumbered mobility.
 
Sophistication of Form—Meaning the drawing of all parts must harmonize to a unified effect; the anatomy and movement creating a vision of unity.
 
Substance of Presence
—A work of sculpture must exude a personality which makes itself known; felt. A statue must be emotive, it must inspire us to stop and study its presence.
Portrait commissions accepted
starting at $12,500.

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