# Artful Bronze Horse Sculptures Deborah Butterfield Presents Her New Exhibition in New York By Amy Duong | Published 2022-11-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deborah-butterfield-1 References: [design-milk](https://design-milk.com/the-honesty-of-deborah-butterfields-bronze-horses/) & [redirect.viglink](https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_166914512451210&key=6ab1d62aaf9dbafae96546ba3ca1b2ac&libId=laseqd2n0100x1tt000DLhayo82wi&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fdesign-milk.com%2Fthe-honesty-of-deborah-butterfields-bronze-horses%2F&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marlboroughnewyork.com%2Fon-view%2Fdeborah-butterfield%23tab%3Aslideshow%3Btab-1%3Aslideshow&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fdesign-milk.com%2F&title=The%20Honesty%20of%20Deborah%20Butterfield%E2%80%99s%20Bronze%20Horses&txt=Marlborough%20Gallery)  American sculptor Deborah Butterfield introduces a look at her [new exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kennedy-yanko) located in New York. There, she invites visitors to ponder in circles around the sculptures that are meant to capture a real aura of horses that are juxtaposed by the materials. All of the art pieces are made from a variety of wood but create a bronze tonal look. She collects her [wood from the ground](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/age-of-wood) and purposely selects imperfect pieces to allow the wood to create the position of the horse. The sleek wood is then cast in bronze and patinated in order to resemble the bronze tone and reflects off of the light of the natural wooden material. Image Credit: Deborah Butterfield ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.5/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 13% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Bronze-toned Sculptures:** Exploring sculptures made of ordinary materials such as wood, cast in bronze and patinated to reflect off the light of the natural wooden material, has the potential to disrupt the art and design industry. - **Imperfect Wood Selection:** Selecting imperfect pieces of wood to create sculptures allows for sustainable use of natural materials and has the potential to disrupt sustainable design practices. - **Art Exhibitions as Immersive Experiences:** Creating interactive exhibitions, such as the one showcasing Deborah Butterfield's sculptures, has the potential to disrupt traditional art exhibition and curation practices. ### Where This Applies - **Fine Arts Industry:** Deborah Butterfield's exhibition demonstrates the potential for utilizing unconventional materials and techniques in the fine arts industry. - **Furniture Design Industry:** The use of wood as a primary material in sculpture-making could disrupt the materials and design principles in the furniture design industry. - **Sustainable Design Industry:** The use of found and imperfect materials in art-making is becoming an increasingly popular practice for sustainable design and has the potential to disrupt sustainable design practices in the art and design industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sculptural Wooden Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-the-blue-exhibition.md) - [Primal-Themed Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-return.md) - [Lightning-Inspired Artful Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bright-light-shining.md) - [Luxury Fashion Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-fashion-sculpture.md) - [Sculptural Design Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pure-exhibition.md) - [Psychedelic Sculptural Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frank-stella-recent-sculpture.md) - [UK-Based Modern Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/relics-in-the-landscape.md) - [American Art Furniture Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/american-art-furniture.md) - [CD-Comprised Towering Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stratagems.md)