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<< Return to list of essays and reviews
"...a progression of ideas which he shares with the viewer." Art Tribune, June/July 2000 Craftsmanship and Quality are Underlying Common Denominators By Michelle Boos Fritz Ditel's show of New Sculptures is both innovative on a professional and personal level. His sculptures made out of a variety of woods, from white oak, to cedar and maple, are a reflection of the personal turmoil he underwent as an eagerly awaiting new parent. The works are very much womb shaped and show a slow progression towards birth without actually reaching it. In the culmination of the pieces, Cloak exudes a strong subconscious message suggesting that birth should not really unfold, for the strong protection from the womb would be lost. Not scared to show his vulnerable side when creating the pieces, Dietel is very much at ease to direct the viewer from less "imperfect" to more refined and complete pieces, for as he states a lot of his work is a progression of ideas which he shares with the viewer. And so we see that in his first piece, Brennoch, the spacing between the thin strands of copper wite is uneven. With each piece thereafter, the craftsmanship reaches its perfection, the artist reaching his goal of near perfection. Schmidt/Dean Gallery
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