The relationship between man-made machinery and naturally occurring mechanisms fascinates me. Man creates machinery to perform a function, yet these mechanics are ultimately rooted in nature. Inspired by this connection, I create sculptural objects that reflect parallels between man-made machinery and mechanisms that occur in the natural world.
“Bird Skulls I and II” illustrate this juxtaposition between the synthetic and the natural. The main form of the bird’s head is sculpted from ceramic, resembling real bone. The rest of the sculpture is made of steel or bronze, a man-made, mechanical aspect. I have replaced the bird’s brain with navigational objects. The natural and synthetic aspects of the piece come together to reveal how man has developed mechanical equipment to solve the same problem a bird’s brain is naturally evolved to perform.
My more abstract work reflects on this evolution from biological mechanics to synthetic mechanics in a subtler way. The viewer must use their imagination, as the object only suggests these parallels. The “Fish Spine” sculpture is an example of my materials and forms joined in a simple way that reflects my fascination with the connection between biological and human mechanics.
Through the association of familiar forms and objects, I seek to provoke my viewers’ imaginations. My sculptures are made of recognizable materials and parts, but they are assembled in such a way as to invoke an other-worldliness. They allude to a different time or place where man-made objects and naturally occurring mechanics actually function closely together.
(See his work at http://www.threestrikesstudio.com/)
(See his work at http://www.threestrikesstudio.com/)
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