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March 2021. Bronze, Vermont slate. Dimensions: 17 × 33 × 8 in (43 × 84 × 20 cm).
Implement (Cornu) explores the relationship between human invention and the natural world. Throughout John Van Alstine's work, tools have symbolized human ingenuity and labor, while animal horns represent nature's elegant solutions for defense, survival, and strength. Here, these two forms merge, revealing their shared purpose and surprising visual kinship.
Rather than opposing nature and technology, Implement (Cornu) suggests they are part of the same continuum. The sweeping cast bronze form echoes the organic growth of a horn, while the granite anchors the sculpture in the enduring landscape from which both culture and nature arise. The work reflects Van Alstine's enduring fascination with the dialogue between the invented and the evolved.
March 2021. Bronze, Vermont slate. Dimensions: 17 × 33 × 8 in (43 × 84 × 20 cm).
Implement (Cornu) explores the relationship between human invention and the natural world. Throughout John Van Alstine's work, tools have symbolized human ingenuity and labor, while animal horns represent nature's elegant solutions for defense, survival, and strength. Here, these two forms merge, revealing their shared purpose and surprising visual kinship.
Rather than opposing nature and technology, Implement (Cornu) suggests they are part of the same continuum. The sweeping cast bronze form echoes the organic growth of a horn, while the granite anchors the sculpture in the enduring landscape from which both culture and nature arise. The work reflects Van Alstine's enduring fascination with the dialogue between the invented and the evolved.
