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Resurrection Sculpture
United States
Sculpture, Metal on Aluminium
Size: 18.8 W x 40 H x 14 D in
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About The Artwork
Monuments to human resiliency. We rise, tired, and sometimes broken, and only by sheer will, right ourselves, even as it feels like our legs are made of stone and our heart is broken or missing… At such times, only our spirit keeps us among the living. But we walk on. We cast shadows, leave traces… We are survivors, we are the Phoenix Rising. Background and Artist Reflections: As with my painting "This Seat Is Taken," and my sculpture "Many Faces," this sculpture "Resurrection" was created during a time of trials in my workplace involving bullying in the workplace. The truth is, we cannot change others. We only have the power to change ourselves. In any situation or set of circumstances, we each have the power to choose our attitude. Knowing that, I choose to be happy, to own my joy and not give others the power to take it away. Painting and sculpting, and then naming this sculpture, spanned an 18-month period while I was working through and dealing with negative dynamics in the workplace helped in my healing. Symbolic of how challenging it was to face each day in that environment, I strove to create something intriguingly lyrical, building it from the inside out. Inside are hidden masks - defense mechanisms for survival. I leave openings to symbolize that life is messy and unfinished. The torso is pulling herself up, rising out of concrete - which harks back to King Arthur and the legend of pulling the sword out of a block of concrete. This figure is using herculean strength to rise up from hardship, face ever turned to the light and the sun. Honoring human resiliency, my work and my experiences represent my attempt to honor all those individuals whose life experiences and challenges far exceed my own. They are my 'everyday' heros. They inspire me... My message is one of Hope. My "Masks and Mirrors: An Exploration of Identity" Solo Exhibition Series explores identity in all its facets, phases, trials, and tribulations. From one's first glimpse of self in the mirror to survival across time thanks to defense mechanisms with which we arm ourselves, this exhibition and series honors the journey, celebrates humanity, unravels relationships, and contemplates the Legacy of a life well-lived. Everyday heroes walk with and among us. Their lives inspire me. Assemblage: Plaster, Wire, Wire Mesh, Cloth, Spackling, Paper Mache, Cement, Shells
Original Created:2018
Subjects:Mortality
Details & Dimensions
Multi-paneled Sculpture:Metal on Aluminium
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:18.8 W x 40 H x 14 D in
Number of Pieces:2
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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PHILOSOPHY: In imperfection, lies reality, beauty, and character. As a visual artist, my work examines and responds to the notion of narrative and the interplay between singularity and universality in storytelling. The more personal the story, the more universal its message. Focusing on the imperfect in a world that embraces limited or constrictive definitions of beauty, my goal is to challenge those definitions and perceptions. My hope is that I influence a change of mindset wherein beauty truly is redefined in the eye of each beholder. Unique beauty lies beneath the surface of every individual. - STATEMENT: I create abstract assemblages in shape, color, and line. Finding beauty in the unfinished, my work focuses on relationship dynamics and every-day or chance encounters as they impact identity. With intuition and investigative precision, I explore the energy, motivations, chemistry, and undercurrents between individuals - from the inside, out. My creative process involves building a character in layers, mimicking the way in which identities are formed throughout a lifetime: layer by colorful or complex layer. I let the form and placement of figures and shapes imply subsurface content and emotion. Focused on transience and imperfection, some common themes that run through my work are telling the unknown or hidden stories. - APPROACH: My creative approach parallels my analytical process in that my goal is to try to figure out or resolve challenging situations, encounters, experiences, or relationships. As a result, the beginning phases of new paintings can often appear explosive, congested, chaotic, or seemingly overflowing in conflicting colors and content. These expressionistic elements are integral to the entirety of a piece, providing layers and much of the substrata and undercurrents that need to be emphasized or masked in later stages of the creative process. In later stages my creative process transitions from largely intuitive to a dance between the objective and subjective perspectives in the editing phase, where I construct, deconstruct, reveal, or mask details as needed, weaving a metaphorical interpretation of experiences, while leaving each work enigmatic enough to invite viewers to engage. - FOCUS: My art honors survival and the individual spirit and history of people as they coexist, survive, and interact.
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