Artist's statement
Three dimensions has always been my forte.
With
sculpture, I am free of
the constraints of format that restrict many other forms of
expression. The shape is entirely at my whim. Each surface
of my work must be
interesting and lead a viewer to explore another. I create sculpture in both
stone and welded steel.
Each brings its own challenges and rewards. Stone is a
subtractive process,
welded steel is additive.
Stone has certain intrinsic characteristics;
strength,
color, and over all shape. I like to push the limits of these
characteristics.
I want to twist the stone through itself, to make something hard look
soft, to
have it invite the viewer's hand. As I work a piece, I delight in
bringing
forth the native subtleties of color and texture in the stone. I
enjoy
seeing these attributes as they enhance what I'm sculpting.
Steel has fewer contraints than
stone. It
is
worked semi-molten and
hollow. Steel allows me to be completely unfettered and
free. There is such a feeling of power to have something as hot
as that torch in my
hand and harnessed to my will. Working hollow allows me to
work
larger than
I do with stone.
Both these materials and processes are answers to
different internal
needs. With stone I get the surprise of the beauty that nature
supplies.
Steel answers to the hunger for power and full control while creating. |