by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 27, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2017
Green Man 36” x 22” x 36” Cast iron 2017 2017 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement I think of my work as a process of weirding space in order to challenge our predominant modes of encounter. I am interested in our often-disastrous relationships with the...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 27, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2017
Sukaiwamu 8’ x 3’ 6” x 1” Cast iron, repurposed steel 2017 2017 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement Franconia offered a platform to work large. With this generous and rare opportunity in mind I chose to create a piece I wouldn’t commonly have the chance to...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 27, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2017
2017 Hot Metal Artist I Wasn’t there when she needed me. (I miss you Bosch) 9’ 7” x 1’ 6” x 2’ Cast iron, granite, steel 2017 Artist Statement I have been dealing with bi-polar/schizoaffective disorder my entire life. An absence of balance, anxiety, mania, depression,...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 27, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2017
Commit You to Memory 3” x 29” x 19” Cast iron 2017 2017 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement I create evidence that serves as proof that events happened and what I felt was real. Works act as a bookmark in time and space, saving a place that I can come back...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 26, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2017
Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t 24” x 44” x 180” Cast iron, steel 2017 2017 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement My work uses humor and absurdity to serve as an access point for unpleasant conversations. This piece specifically uses animals as a stand...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 26, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2017
Communion 10’ 5” x 3’ 8” x 2’ 5” Cast iron, stainless steel, steel 2017 2017 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement My typical studio practice consists of using visual arts as a form of social commentary. The content of my work is research based to address a...
