Sculptor Wendy Hendelman, through her work entitled “Tribes”, is an artist who expresses her view of a distressed and corrupted world. “Tribes” is a hand chiseled collection of ninety-nine pieces in twenty six groupings, from Italian marble to discarded rock rescued from a New York City construction site. Hendelman’s collection is meant to spread a healing message to broken societies as a humanitarian project of the artist. Her book, “Hendelman Tribes”, by Anthony Haden-Guest portrays the entire collection.

Hendelman dedicated three years of her life to carve into stone representations of the universal family – a hopeful vision of man, woman and child strengthened and renewed. However, Hendelman focuses us on the reality of a world where nefarious forces seem to prevail. In this sense she rails against the fracture of the family, poverty, terrorism, and of course genocide. As seen in the collection, the “stones” are grouped as they relate to one another. They actually fit. They all came together. Hendelman says:

“They probably chose one another. I put them together with the intention of healing the fragmentation of the family – the family of man. Each one of them represent a different culture, a different background, a different place. I was addressing people everywhere.”

Correspondingly, the intention of this collection is for all who see “Tribes” to be affected by the desire to heal broken societies – in this case, through art. It is a message which Hendelman feels, cries to be heard.

Hendelman trained with masters Chaim Gross, Andrea Grassi, and Jose de Creeft. She has exhibited her work in New York, London, Paris and Berlin. Her style has been recognized by art dealers worldwide.