1984. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 20 × 30 × 15 in (51 × 76 × 38 cm).
Private Collection
3rd Go-Round continues the exploration begun with 1st Go-Round and 2nd Go-Round, using a sweeping arc of steel to establish a physical and visual relationship between two found granite forms. Here the arc becomes broader and more substantial, rising from the smaller stone and reaching outward to support the larger granite mass in a seemingly precarious state of balance. The sculpture retains aspects of my earlier tensegrity, or Brute Series—gravity, weight, and structural interdependence—while moving toward a more gestural and expressive use of steel.
The title again draws on the language of rodeo that I encountered while living in Wyoming, where another “go-round” represents another attempt. For me, it also describes the process of working through a sculptural idea in a series: each piece is another approach rather than a final solution. The circular movement developed in the Go-Round Series would become increasingly important in my work, eventually evolving into the recurring circle-and-stone imagery of the Sisyphean Circles.
1984. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 20 × 30 × 15 in (51 × 76 × 38 cm).
Private Collection
3rd Go-Round continues the exploration begun with 1st Go-Round and 2nd Go-Round, using a sweeping arc of steel to establish a physical and visual relationship between two found granite forms. Here the arc becomes broader and more substantial, rising from the smaller stone and reaching outward to support the larger granite mass in a seemingly precarious state of balance. The sculpture retains aspects of my earlier tensegrity, or Brute Series—gravity, weight, and structural interdependence—while moving toward a more gestural and expressive use of steel.
The title again draws on the language of rodeo that I encountered while living in Wyoming, where another “go-round” represents another attempt. For me, it also describes the process of working through a sculptural idea in a series: each piece is another approach rather than a final solution. The circular movement developed in the Go-Round Series would become increasingly important in my work, eventually evolving into the recurring circle-and-stone imagery of the Sisyphean Circles.
