Matthew Cowley
This sculpture is a portrait of a famous LDS missionary that proselyted in New Zealand the first part of the 20th century. He was much loved by all especially the Maori people,the natives of new Zealand. He is depicted with a textured piece across his front representing a Maori feathered cloak or Korowai. Year completed: 2017 Material: Clay for Bronze Dimensions: 30 inches high, 14 inches wide, 16 inches deep Availability: Portraits commissioned on individual...
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This piece was commissioned by the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii. The sculpture is in recognition of Hamana Kalili, the orginator of the shaka sign owing to losing his three middle fingers in an industrial accident. He is famous and remembered in Hawaii for his work in the community and setting up the Hukilau Lu’au, the precursor to the Polynesian Cultural Center. The timeline for this piece was extremely tight. I was given 3 months to sculpt, cast, ship and install the piece in Hawaii. This cut my actual clay work time down to 4 weeks. To have it sculpting and delivered...
Read MoreFallen Soldier (Orem City Veterans Memorial)
In 2003 I was able to do a life-sized veterans memorial for our local city cemetery. The committee wanted a nurse helping a soldier. I obliged them by creating a piece that had echoes of an earlier piece I did called, “Christ Healing the Blind Man”. I liked working with the elderly veterans and hearing some of their stories. Many of them died soon after in the years following the completion of the project. Year completed: 2003 Material: bronze Dimensions: 48 inches high, 52 inches wide Availability:...
Read MoreMarine
The Marine is part of a set of five sculptures representing the five branches of the military. It was a challenging project, making each branch and pose individual and distinct, but at the same time making them look like they belonged to each other as a set. I first did these sculptures for the Salem, Utah city cemetery in 2000 as their Veterans Memorial. They proved appealing to other communities and were duplicated for Springville, Utah in 2002 and Santaquin, Utah in 2005. Year completed: 2000 Material: bronze Dimensions: 39 inches high Availability: enquire...
Read MoreCoast Guard
The Coast Guard is part of a set of five sculptures representing the five branches of the military. It was a challenging project, making each branch and pose individual and distinct, but at the same time making them look like they belonged to each other as a set. I first did these sculptures for the Salem, Utah city cemetery in 2000 as their Veterans Memorial. This memorial proved appealing to other communities and were duplicated for Springville, Utah in 2002 and Santaquin, Utah in 2005. Year completed: 2000 Material: bronze Dimensions: 39 inches high Availability: enquire...
Read MoreArmy
The Army soldier is part of a set of five sculptures representing the five branches of the military. It was a challenging project, making each branch and pose individual and distinct, but at the same time making them look like they belonged to each other as a set. I first did these sculptures for the Salem, Utah city cemetery in 2000 as their Veterans Memorial. This set proved appealing to other communities and were duplicated for Springville, Utah in 2002 and Santaquin, Utah in 2005. Year completed: 2000 Material: bronze Dimensions: 39 inches high Availability: enquire...
Read MoreFarewell
“Farewell” is part of a set of five sculptures representing the five branches of the military. It was a challenging project, making each branch and pose individual and distinct, but at the same time making them look like they belonged to each other as a set. I first did these sculptures for the Salem, Utah city cemetery in 2000, as their Veterans Memorial. They proved appealing to other communities and were duplicated for Springville, Utah in 2002 and Santaquin, Utah in 2005. Year completed: 2000 Material: bronze Dimensions: 39 inches high Availability: enquire...
Read MorePrelude to Victory
This pilot is part of a set of five sculptures representing the five branches of the military. It was a challenging project, making each branch and pose individual and distinct, but at the same time making them look like they belonged to each other as a set. I first did these sculptures for the Salem, Utah city cemetery in 2000, as their Veterans Memorial. They proved appealing to other communities and were duplicated for Springville, Utah in 2002 and Santaquin, Utah in 2005. Year completed: 2000 Material: bronze Dimensions: 39 inches high Availability: enquire...
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The human form is my subject and I use it to present my thoughts, my dreams. Themes that I like are anything that enobles man and messages that bring hope, or a renewal and an appreciation of life itself.
One of my dreams is to travel the world, sculpting all different cultures in their natural surroundings capturing the uniqueness and beauty of the human form.
I have created many sculptures and hope to create many, many more.