A mother for everyone

GUILHERME BRANCO DE CARLO, Portugalia

2012. Ungheni Sculpture Camp, 5th edition. Sandstone

"Grigore Vieru" Square

A mother for everyone - a sculpture of silent love. The work is rounded, with the body drawn in on itself. It is not an idealized motherhood, but a protective one.

The large volume becomes a refuge: the mother does not dominate, but encompasses, becoming a shelter. The clasped hands suggest protection, not possessiveness. The facial expression is calm, slightly smiling, without drama. It is an active, vigilant gentleness.

The mother does not promise, does not explain - she watches. The sandstone is worked in such a way that it seems almost soft. The paradox is essential: hardness becomes tenderness. Maternal love is presented as a force that resists time.

The title says it all: for everyone. The figure does not belong to an ethnicity or era. It is the archetype of the mother - the one who nourishes, watches over, endures, understands, forgives, stays, waits...

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