Welded steel, 70 x 24 x 24, 2010. The Equilibrist (2010) is a standing figurative sculpture in welded steel that examines themes of poise, creation, and precarious structural balance. Depicting a visibly pregnant, stylized female figure balancing on a single foot atop a heavy flared base, the work supports a large, bowl-like basin directly on … Continue reading The Equilibrist
Welded steel, 15 x 12 x 12, 2009. The Prophet is a head that changes category as the viewer walks around it. From the front it is a bearded face under a curtain of long hair. From behind it is a phallus: a smooth, closed dome with a ridged collar and rolled bands below. The … Continue reading The Prophet
Welded steel, 86 x 67 x 99, 2009. A horned, bearded personification of intuition, quadrupedal like a centaur, armed with a Gorgon-emblazoned shield (instinct as a kind of protective, pre-rational defense) and a raised spear and standard. The centaur has a double history in Greek art. In the Parthenon metopes and the Lapith battles it is the … Continue reading The Eminence of Intuition
Welded steel, brass, 2008. Ganesha Fireplace is a household shrine in which the fire is the offering. Ganesha is the god invoked first, at the start of any undertaking and at any threshold. The sculpture seats him at the top of the hearth, above the opening where the fire is lit. The arched opening has … Continue reading Ganesha Fireplace
Welded steel, 79 x 17 x 16, 2008. The Customs Agent is a welded steel portrait bust that explores the layered meanings of authority, labor, and interpretation within art. By titling the work after a bureaucratic figure, the piece engages a dual reading: it references the historical role of customs officers while also playing with the … Continue reading The Customs Agent
