Theodore Allen Heinrich, Introduction to Etrog: Painting on Wood/ Sculptures/ Drawings, Gallery Moos, Toronto, 1968, unpaginated
Created as part of a series of ten works in 1965, Sorel Etrog executes subtle poetic intimacy in the gentle curving and near symmetrical forms of “The Couple Study”, linking to become one united form. There is a tension between the weight of the material - as well as it's art historical significance of capturing grand and significant narratives and themes in sculpture - and the fluid elegance of the rendered form.
Describing Etrog's art, Theodore Allen Heinrich wrote: “[Etrog] has a strongly musical sense for rhythms, balances and silence. He has a profound capacity for experiencing and conveying emotion. His work is imbued with poetic fantasy...Above all he has something to say. The adventurous art of Sorel Etrog is centred on increasingly simple but constantly more meaningful form in conjunction with intricately subtle balances of movement, weight and colour.”
“The Couple Study” exemplifies Etrog's masterful technique of harnessing volumetric bronze to produce sensual and dynamic sculptures. The universal theme of human intimacy is captured in the elegantly intertwined forms.
