Bronze "Abstract Girl with Feet", 4/30, by Phillip Haozous (Apache) SOLD please inquire on other editions available

In Abstract Girl with Feet, Phillip Haozous contrasts the clean, sensuous lines of the simplified figure of a child who seems to be sitting on the floor, maybe wrapped in a blanket, with the realistic details of  the feet sticking out of the end.  He says, "My desire to develop a very simplified female form resulted in this abstracted figure of a child.  The piece is enhanced by the playful presentation of the child's protruding feet." 

As Phillip's repertoire expands, so does the recognition of his talent.  In reference to this piece, he says, "I was honored in 2006 when this piece was selected for the Art in Embassies program which exhibits original works of art through U.S. embassy residences and diplomatic missions worldwide.  These exhibitions, with their diverse themes and content, represent one of the most important principles of democracy, freedom of expression."

As one of the sons of renowned sculptor Allan Houser, Phillip Haozous grew up surrounded by art, but took an indirect path to his own artistic career.  After serving in the Air Force where he specialized in developing radar systems, Phillip went on to work in theater and film, as a jeweler, and as the administrator and designer of his family's sculpture garden and studio.  When he began to experiment with sculpting, Phillip says that "Allan was very patient with me and was always there to offer words of encouragement.... He said that if I decided to take up sculpture as a profession, I could be very successful.  I still feel his support and hear his words of encouragement."  It wasn't until the late 1990s, after his father's death, that Phillip began to develop this talent.  Finding some left over clay in his father's studio, he worked with it until he created his first piece, Athanacious Embrace, in 1999.