"PYXIS AWRY 2021 (plunge VI-blackbuck III)", 2/2021, bronze, "19 h x14"w x9.5"d (48h x 35w x 24d cm)
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Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass Pyxis is completely visible in latitudes south of 53 degrees north from January through March.
awry 1 : in a turned or twisted position or direction: askew 2 : off the correct or expected course: amiss
The works in this series feature a “vessel” form - historically understood in art and literature as a
symbol or metaphor for the self, a group of people, human kind. If the vessel's compass is awry it will likely end up adrift, untethered, off course.
My intent with this series is raise questions/search for answers relative to personal (or a group) decisions or courses of action and
shed light on the resulting consequences, whether they are personal, political, environmental.
Black Buck Antelope
Last part of the sub-title derives from the cast bronze section
of black buck antelope horn used in this peice.
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fabrication Feb 2021
stainless threaded rod for extra fastening security - subsequently cut down and welded over and ground smooth