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Motzko Drzewo Rodzinne Motzko Family Tree - Addie Motzko

Motzko Drzewo Rodzinne

Motzko Drzewo Rodzinne
Price $4,000.00

Personal Statement

  • Addie Motzko, a Minnesota native has resided in Minnesota most of her life. She is an artist in all media, specializing in metal sculpture. Addie’s work is influenced by organic shapes found in the natural world that translate themselves into subconscious and abstract forms. She is interested in the contrast between the natural and the man made world. For example how organic shapes that represent nature can be cut from pieces of flat steel and then shaped and welded together to create abstract and organic forms. The steel is a canvas that presents emotions, ideas, thoughts, and experiences that exist on a subconscious level and transform themselves into a 3 dimensional work of art. Addie's work can also be figurative and inspired by real people as well as human qualities that influence and motivate her. Addie’s work has been exhibited at The Creators Space Gallery, The Gallery at the Zeller Studio, One Division Gallery, Plymouth Primavera, Solar Arts Building at the annual Art-A-Whirl event, Hutchinson Sculpture Stroll 2016, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Guild of Metalsmith magazine and Annual Blacksmith Guild Conference, and at the University of Minnesota, Morris. Addie is the recipient of the 2018 Primavera Award, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Award of Excellence at the Plymouth Primavera Art Show. Addie has experience teaching art as the Welding CoInstructor and Studio Monitor at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, student teaching Visual Art and Art History at Willmar High School and Minnewaska High School as well as the Art Coordinator for Port City Development Center in Portland, Oregon teaching art to adults with developmental disabilities.

Motzko Drzewo Rodzinne Sculpture Statement

  • My great grandfather immigrated to Delano from Poland and started Motzko's General Store. Many Polish people lived in Delano at the time and the store supplied the local community with Polish foods and goods. The store continued and survived for many generations. My father and his siblings grew up and lived above the store which was located along the river where the current sculpture park exists across from the Peppermint Twist. The sculpture I created is titled Motzko Drzewo Rodzinne which translates to Motzko Family tree. It is based on Polish folk art design and was created to honor the Motzko side of my family who has lived in and served the Delano community for generations.
  • Dimensions: 61"x17"x90"
  • Weight: 50 lbs
  • Materials: Cut, formed, shaped, and welded steel.
Excerpts from the Delano Herald Journal

The Delano Annual Sculpture Walk is made possible through the efforts and grants from: