FIGURATIVE

National Geographic Magazine

“One of the most accomplished contemporary jade sculptors in the world”

Artist Statement

Incorporating classic, fluid lines with jades, quartz-crystals, lapis lazuli, amethyst, 18kt gold...and more, Sopel's pieces are delightfully introspective as well as esthetically provocative. Infused with an essence of joy his poetic expressions include the magnificence of the Universal Spirit, Human Relationships and Mythology.

“I put an image to what I am imagining, I create characters with roles to play. I like to work with subjects that connect with nature and identify with the state of transcending the human experience into the realm of the sublime”.

LYLE SOPEL