Only an artist
that is truly
comfortable
with his talents
would attempt to
encapsulate one of
the greatest operas
in the world in a single
monument. Based on the
epic opera “The Ring”
by Richard Wagner this
masterpiece walks the
viewer through the
opera translating it into
the fine art of sculpture
chronologically from
the opening
scenes on the
front to the
closing scenes
on the back.
"(Schmalz's) Ring sculpture is extraordinarily rich in ideas, and it evokes the elements of Wagner's story in imaginative and creative ways. Its narrative quality is reminiscent of the biblical sculptures to be found in many of Europe's oldest cathedrals, and like many of those medieval works it fuses the characters and events in one continuous whole. Above all the sculpture impresses in its sheer size and scope."
M. Owen Lee, author of
"Wagner's Ring: Turning The Sky Around"
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