April, 1999
12" x 12" x 18"
Hand Forged 1/2" Steel Re-Bar "Woven" and Welded
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Husk April, 1999 12" x 12" x 18" Hand Forged 1/2" Steel Re-Bar "Woven" and Welded
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Husk was a difficult
piece to bring about. Not just technically, but emotionally as well. The heavy,
interlocking reinforcement bars weave into a locking structure that carries a
density reminiscent of a fortress. In many ways, that's exactly what it is. The
structure is a fortress of cold, rational logic. |
 But the structure has
been ruptured from within. The "heart" is gone from it. Every bar
terminates to a point inside and curls outward indicating a violent
outward expulsion. All that's left is the outward shell, or husk, of a
once impervious structure.
For me, this piece is the external artifact of a personal growth process that occurred during the production of this piece. Did the pain of this process produce the piece, or did the piece induce the transformative experience? I never can tell anymore... |
A Brief Discussion
of Husk's Meaning