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
Painted welded steel, 134 x 94 x 78, 2006. Ganesha is the god invoked before anything else begins, whether a journey, a marriage or a book, and “Destroyer of Obstacles” is one of his names. The obstacles here are boxes. They are pale yellow, plain and unmarked, stacked at angles, with the upper ones leaning out … Continue reading Destroyer of Obstacles
Welded steel, 88 x 80 x 76, 2005. Abduction is a subject of motion in European sculpture. The figure in The Abduction of Liberty sits still. Liberty’s usual iconography is a set of things she holds: the torch and the tablet. This figure holds nothing. Her arms stop short, and each ends in a ring … Continue reading The Abduction of Liberty
Painted welded steel, 124 x 90 x 54, 2005. The rider in this group is the least imposing part of it. He is a small, plain figure in a broad-brimmed hat and a jacket with a red cuff, on a horse that dwarfs him. A red banner billows behind him, as large as he … Continue reading The Persistence of Tyranny
Painted welded steel, 12 x 8 x 8, 2005. Solo is a room for one person. Public space is built for crowds, with sightlines, noise and constant traffic, and almost nothing in it shelters a single person. This sculpture would stand on a street or plaza at twelve feet tall and eight feet across, with … Continue reading Maquette for Solo
