May 2007. Slate, steel. Dimensions: 52 × 22 × 13 in (132 × 56 × 33 cm). Private Collection.
Red Hips Hula, is part of long-running series exploring my interest in the expressive movement of the human body. Like works inspired by dance, gymnastics, and fencing, it uses balance, gesture, and implied motion rather than literal figuration. The circular steel element and sweeping base suggest the rhythmic rotation associated with the hula hoop, while the vertical slate gives the composition a bodily presence.
May 2007. Slate, steel. Dimensions: 52 × 22 × 13 in (132 × 56 × 33 cm). Private Collection.
Red Hips Hula, is part of long-running series exploring my interest in the expressive movement of the human body. Like works inspired by dance, gymnastics, and fencing, it uses balance, gesture, and implied motion rather than literal figuration. The circular steel element and sweeping base suggest the rhythmic rotation associated with the hula hoop, while the vertical slate gives the composition a bodily presence.
