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April 1984. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 3.5 × 6 × 3 ft.
Goin’ Down is an example of my movement during this period away from the strict “truth to materials” ideas that had governed much of my earlier work. The two granite forms and arching steel element suggest a body caught in the act of bending, descending, or shifting its weight. The title reinforces this sense of action and movement, while the sculpture remains grounded in my continuing concerns with gravity, balance, and the physical relationship between stone and steel. These early figurative associations anticipated a direction I would later openly acknowledge in my work.
The sculpture eventually took an unusual journey of its own. I traded Goin’ Down to Resources Exchange, a California “barter bank,” and it was subsequently installed in the garden of a Los Angeles hotel. In exchange, I received credit that could be used for hotel stays and other goods and services, including restaurants, air travel, and tools.
April 1984. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 3.5 × 6 × 3 ft.
Goin’ Down is an example of my movement during this period away from the strict “truth to materials” ideas that had governed much of my earlier work. The two granite forms and arching steel element suggest a body caught in the act of bending, descending, or shifting its weight. The title reinforces this sense of action and movement, while the sculpture remains grounded in my continuing concerns with gravity, balance, and the physical relationship between stone and steel. These early figurative associations anticipated a direction I would later openly acknowledge in my work.
The sculpture eventually took an unusual journey of its own. I traded Goin’ Down to Resources Exchange, a California “barter bank,” and it was subsequently installed in the garden of a Los Angeles hotel. In exchange, I received credit that could be used for hotel stays and other goods and services, including restaurants, air travel, and tools.