Local artist's sculptures channel earth, air, fire, water and the human soul

• A central sculptural piece created from metal and mirrors, "Spectrum of the Soul," ties to all four of the elements.
• The introspective exhibition, which delves into the human soul, also includes paintings, a painted wall and a slideshow of sketches.

What they're saying: "The pieces being developed were based off of shop table vises that you hold things in while you're fabricating or constructing stuff, and from that I just developed the 'vices and/or virtues' body of work," Monet tells Axios.

• Monet, also a welding teacher, used scrap metal he collected from classes. He got the vises for the installation when he worked at Detroit's Randolph Career Technical Center — they were going to be tossed out.

Between the lines: Monet wants viewers to be able to relate to his work, he says.

• "I think the best way to do that is to just be true to me and my process," he adds. "I use the artwork as sort of a therapy. So to create these pieces, I'm dealing with different elements of self, whether it's painting, welding, wood carving."

If you go: The exhibition, "Spectrum of the Self," is open now through June 28 on a donation basis. Monet will give an artist's talk on Saturday from 2-4pm. RSVP for free.

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