March 1985. later Painted granite, painted steel. Dimensions: 7.5 × 4 × 4 in (19 × 10 × 10 cm).
Gimp represents a relatively rare use of the human figure in my sculpture. The granite form and leaning steel structure suggest a body caught in an awkward, off-balance stance—a limping or “gimping” gait. Rather than depicting the figure literally, I use weight, balance, and gesture to give the static materials a sense of bodily movement. This exploration became an important expressive thread in my work, fully acknowledged in my 1998 exhibition, Acknowledging the Figure.
The sculpture retains concerns central to my work—gravity, tension, structural interdependence, and the contrast of stone and steel—but turns them toward a more figurative and expressive end. The granite and steel were later painted, further emphasizing this shift, and the work was exhibited in the late 1980s at Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe.
March 1985. later Painted granite, painted steel. Dimensions: 7.5 × 4 × 4 in (19 × 10 × 10 cm).
Gimp represents a relatively rare use of the human figure in my sculpture. The granite form and leaning steel structure suggest a body caught in an awkward, off-balance stance—a limping or “gimping” gait. Rather than depicting the figure literally, I use weight, balance, and gesture to give the static materials a sense of bodily movement. This exploration became an important expressive thread in my work, fully acknowledged in my 1998 exhibition, Acknowledging the Figure.
The sculpture retains concerns central to my work—gravity, tension, structural interdependence, and the contrast of stone and steel—but turns them toward a more figurative and expressive end. The granite and steel were later painted, further emphasizing this shift, and the work was exhibited in the late 1980s at Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe.
