Friday, December 25, 2015

Sleeping Infant


 The Story
I came across these photographs of a stone carving I did in 1988 which I was very fond of at the time and still am. Looking at the photos now I would call that time in my work as my 'Romantic' period and was carving all my sculptures 'direct' or, working from memory. 
Jacob Epstein, sculptor 1880 -1959 and Stanley Spencer, painter 1891-1959 were my 'heroes' at the time and would still hold high regards today for them so-much-so that I traveled to England in 1993 to visit their graves ... 'my pilgrimage'. Interesting point here ... '93 was also the time I was taking part in a symposium in stone in Israel. The sculpture was also worked 'direct' and was titled 'The Kings Pillow' which won the first prize for me.
Epstein who helped to pioneer modern sculpture along with Spencer in painting both had more than interesting private life's ... these men were braking and changing the rules both in art and society which also appealed to my artistic senses. When you have had 'heroes' in life it's hard to rid them from your mind. They go to the grave with you.

Sleeping Infant




 Material; Polished Irish Limestone.
 Size; 17in. x 9in. x 8in.    Edition: One off. Private Collection, Ireland.  Year: 1988.



Sunday, December 20, 2015

The Explicit Sexual Confessions of an Albino Rabbit.


Material;
Coil built Ball Clay. Electric High Fired.

Finish; Acrylic Paint, 24k Pearl Gold.   Size; 11in. x 10in. x12in.   Year; 2013
  
Edition; One off. Artist's Collection.

Artist's Statement;  ''The making of my art is a solitude endeavor between me, my material and the subconscious mind and to bring that balance into a reality. I like to think that my work reflects my thoughts and values with the interaction of my human emotions but also in breaking away from conventions and that for me as an artist is very much the self discovery.''




                                       The Story
This sculpture is a 'God and Us' story. The big guy sprawled out in the chair sitting in judgement with the Minnie Mouse mask, gold sunglasses, red bra and painted toe nails is the acting God. The Albino rabbit is symbolic of mankind ...'Albino' because of no discrimination on race and 'rabbit' because of breeding ... the unspoken need to reproduce. The golden stair's is symbolic of death that leads to Judgement Day ... and the rabbit being held down at the back of the chair ... is it being strangled or caressed ... who knows what happens at the end of life.   


 


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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

CLOWNS

Are we a pair?








Material;
Coil built Ball Clay. Electric High Fired.
Clay is from Borneo. Ball clay's are relatively scarce deposits due to the combination of geological factors needed for their formation and preservation.

Finish; Acrylic Paint, 24k Pearl Gold.     Size; Life Size     Year; 2011 
  
Edition; One off. Artist's Collection.

Artist's Statement;      ''The making of my art is a solitude endeavor between me, my material and the subconscious mind and to bring that balance into a reality. I like to think that my work reflects my thoughts and values with the interaction of my human emotions but also in breaking away from conventions and that for me as an artist is very much the self discovery.''


                                                                    The Story 
The CLOWNS ... a symbolic work in human form of conscious and subconscious ... which seems to show up in a lot of my work over the years. The clown with the tramp-like hat is the subconscious self. He can swim and fly at the same time, totally carefree and exits only outside of the conscious and that's why he is looking away from the second clown ... conscious. Looking straight ahead and aware of everything that's going on, emotions, thoughts, fears, pain, all the human stuff that's in play everyday ... but at the back of conscious it's all sinking. The boat, Ego is split into two and going down but thought, fear, pain and the emotions are hanging on to conscious for their survival ... the story of all human beings. 
  




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