Soldered brass, 15 x 9 x 3, 2016. Fig Leaf Figure puts the leaf where the body should be. The fig leaf is the part of a sculpture that gets added. Genesis gives it as the first garment, and later centuries applied it to antique and Renaissance nudes so they could stay on view. The … Continue reading Fig Leaf Figure
Soldered brass, stone, 16 x 16 x 7, 2015. Chetak is a portrait of a disguise. At Haldighati in 1576, Maharana Pratap’s horse was dressed as a baby elephant so that he could ride unharmed through the Mughal war elephants. McCourt builds the animal in two layers held together by straps and buckles. The legs, … Continue reading Chetak
Soldered brass, 11 x 14 x 10, 2013. An open-form tabletop sculpture in soldered brass that serves as both a formal exploration of space and a poignant homage to Sir Anthony Caro (1924–2013). Created in the year of Caro’s passing, the work explicitly engages with the late British master’s pioneer legacy—specifically his radical liberation of … Continue reading The Lion of Venice [RIP Caro]
Soldered brass, 10 x 12 x 11, 2010. Chinese Whispers (2010) is an intimate, highly intricate tabletop assemblage in soldered brass that explores how form, meaning, and utilitarian function degrade and transform through physical transmission. Constructed from an array of repurposed brass artifacts, the sculpture creates a dense acoustic and visual chamber. Borrowing its title … Continue reading Chinese Whispers
Soldered brass, 16 x 5 x 8, 2008. The Bull Buster (2008) is a dynamic, narrative-driven equestrian assemblage in soldered brass that subverts traditional Western frontier imagery through surreal, cross-cultural juxtaposing. The sculpture depicts a hatted cowboy or frontiersman straddling a rearing, wild elephant instead of a bucking bronco or rodeo bull. Through this absurdity, … Continue reading The Bull Buster
