-Standing Bear
Midterm for George's Walking/Looking/Taking/Making/Talking class.
This idea spawned from an array of materials I have been wanting to work with for quite some time-- egg shells and wax. I wanted to recreate the constant struggle between the natural and the manmade, and how technology was sweeping over the human population. However, my original idea was nixed, and that was when I decided to try out sculpture.
I am in no way a sculptor (obviously), but air dry clay seemed to do the trick. I call them "creepy baby heads", because they were originally supposed to resemble youth. As the faces progress, the presence of nature is soon shut out, and technology is overwhelming. The last face is a comment on how we become numb and "plugged in" at all times. They were created with white clay, leaves, artificial flowers, and wires.
The two panels of drawing were done with micron pen, Sharpie marker, and India ink. It is a depiction of the push-pull relationship of the natural and manmade. They sometimes resemble each other, however it is inevitable that the manmade is a stronger force and is overpowering. A grey smog is the top most layer of the drawing, representing how it does not care what is in its path.
The two outer panels are 12"x40", and the middle panel is 9"x40".
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