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May 1984. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 30 × 22 × 9 in (76 × 56 × 23 cm).
Blue Collar is an early example of the figurative references beginning to enter my work. A broad triangular granite form balances atop a narrow section of salvaged steel, suggesting an oversized head and slender body. Gravity, balance, and contrasting materials remain central, while the work opens toward a more associative reading.
The title plays on this suggestion of a figure while referencing the industrial, working-class character of the steel. Traces of blue paint reinforce the title, while the battered found material carries its own history of labor and fabrication.
May 1984. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 30 × 22 × 9 in (76 × 56 × 23 cm).
Blue Collar is an early example of the figurative references beginning to enter my work. A broad triangular granite form balances atop a narrow section of salvaged steel, suggesting an oversized head and slender body. Gravity, balance, and contrasting materials remain central, while the work opens toward a more associative reading.
The title plays on this suggestion of a figure while referencing the industrial, working-class character of the steel. Traces of blue paint reinforce the title, while the battered found material carries its own history of labor and fabrication.