July 1997. Steel. Dimensions: 80 × 23 × 32 in (203 × 58 × 81 cm).
Incorporated into new sculpture: “Cornucopia with Columns” (S-98-21)
Cornucopia brings together several recurring elements in my work—the sphere, anvil, and found industrial steel. These forms, along with the large cable, appear to emerge from a horn-like section of highway guardrail, salvaged during renovation of the Whitehurst Freeway near Georgetown in Washington, DC. The anvil is particularly significant in my work as both a tool of transformation and a place where things are physically and conceptually forged together.
The title refers to the cornucopia, or “horn of plenty,” familiar in American culture as a Thanksgiving symbol of abundance and nourishment. Here, rather than food spilling from the horn, it releases forms associated with industry, labor, and creative activity. For me, that bounty suggests the sustaining role of art and culture as essential nourishment in our lives.
The work was later made the centerpiece of a large work “Cornucopia with Columns” (S-98-21)
July 1997. Steel. Dimensions: 80 × 23 × 32 in (203 × 58 × 81 cm).
Incorporated into new sculpture: “Cornucopia with Columns” (S-98-21)
Cornucopia brings together several recurring elements in my work—the sphere, anvil, and found industrial steel. These forms, along with the large cable, appear to emerge from a horn-like section of highway guardrail, salvaged during renovation of the Whitehurst Freeway near Georgetown in Washington, DC. The anvil is particularly significant in my work as both a tool of transformation and a place where things are physically and conceptually forged together.
The title refers to the cornucopia, or “horn of plenty,” familiar in American culture as a Thanksgiving symbol of abundance and nourishment. Here, rather than food spilling from the horn, it releases forms associated with industry, labor, and creative activity. For me, that bounty suggests the sustaining role of art and culture as essential nourishment in our lives.
The work was later made the centerpiece of a large work “Cornucopia with Columns” (S-98-21)
Guardrail section
Kendall Campus Gallery Miami-Day CC solo exhibition 1997
Kendall Campus Gallery Miami-Day CC solo exhibition 1997
Wells studio
