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November 1994. White granite, steel. Dimensions: 18 × 32 × 6 in (46 × 81 × 15 cm). Private Collection Aspen, CO.
Beam IV continues my interest in tools and instruments as both sculptural forms and vehicles for metaphor. The work incorporates the beam section of an actual mechanical scale, complete with its original calibrations and sliding weight, combined with rough granite and fabricated metal elements. The contrast between the precisely calibrated instrument and the irregular mass of stone brings together the human-made and natural materials that have long been central to my work.
The scale or balance beam interests me because much of my sculpture is fundamentally concerned with weight, gravity, equilibrium, and balance. Here an instrument designed to measure weight becomes part of the balancing act itself: the granite extends from one end while the long beam reaches outward in the opposite direction. The physical balance of the sculpture also suggests the larger human impulse to weigh, measure, compare, and ultimately find equilibrium.
November 1994. White granite, steel. Dimensions: 18 × 32 × 6 in (46 × 81 × 15 cm). Private Collection Aspen, CO.
Beam IV continues my interest in tools and instruments as both sculptural forms and vehicles for metaphor. The work incorporates the beam section of an actual mechanical scale, complete with its original calibrations and sliding weight, combined with rough granite and fabricated metal elements. The contrast between the precisely calibrated instrument and the irregular mass of stone brings together the human-made and natural materials that have long been central to my work.
The scale or balance beam interests me because much of my sculpture is fundamentally concerned with weight, gravity, equilibrium, and balance. Here an instrument designed to measure weight becomes part of the balancing act itself: the granite extends from one end while the long beam reaches outward in the opposite direction. The physical balance of the sculpture also suggests the larger human impulse to weigh, measure, compare, and ultimately find equilibrium.