Esther Wertheimer
Esther Wertheimer—Canadian, currently residing in the U.S.
The Art of Wertheimer: When Bronze Dances
One of the world’s most prominent living sculptors, she has taken the international scene by storm. Wertheimer’s sculptures are in permanent residence at the Musee d’ Art de Joiliette in Quebec, Symphony Hall in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, at the Entrance to the City of Palm Desert in California, the Sports Centre in Hamura City (Japan), the Canadian Embassy in Japan, Kukuoka City Hall, the Dallas Ballet Company (Dallas, TX), the Port St. Lucie Civic Center (Port St. Lucie, Fl) and in countless hotels, parks and other public and private venues around the globe. Wertheimer has been the premier sought after artist for public and private sculptural pieces here in the United States and abroad.
Wertheimer works primarily in bronze. Her works are easily recognized by their apparent lightness and uplifting forms. Larger than life statues, permanent fixtures in public spaces and in private gardens, have gained attention as symbols of hope and inspiration, lovers’ lust and feminine beauty. Her pieces offer viewers continual vitality and a positive vision of human connectivity. Wertheimer’s forms dance and delight as if weightless despite their heavy nature. The magnificently smooth finish is as palatable as soft butter. Some of her bronze pieces are adorned with pastel hues. Wertheimer’s coloration is easy on the eye and dissolves onto the forms as the skin of her playful dancing figures. EXOR Galleries will have numerous small pieces on exhibit and for sale. In addition, EXOR Galleries contracts Wertheimer for larger, site-specific installation projects.