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January 1977. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 5 × 6 × 10 in (13 × 15 × 25 cm). Destroyed.
Stonealope is a transitional work that carries these real force energies into the more linear and graphic language that developed in my Gallery Drawing Series. Its extended steel rod reaches dramatically into the surrounding space, functioning almost as a line drawn in space. In this way, the work combines the physical forces of gravity, weight, and balance with a strong graphic quality, suggesting a three-dimensional drawing.
The sculpture also makes an anatomical reference to a loping or running animal, introducing a playful, figurative association. The title Stonealope is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fictitious jackalope—the legendary hybrid of jackrabbit and antelope familiar in Western, particularly Wyoming, cowboy folklore. The title brings an element of humor to the work while reinforcing its suggestion of an improbable stone-and-steel creature caught in motion.
January 1977. Granite, steel. Dimensions: 5 × 6 × 10 in (13 × 15 × 25 cm). Destroyed.
Stonealope is a transitional work that carries these real force energies into the more linear and graphic language that developed in my Gallery Drawing Series. Its extended steel rod reaches dramatically into the surrounding space, functioning almost as a line drawn in space. In this way, the work combines the physical forces of gravity, weight, and balance with a strong graphic quality, suggesting a three-dimensional drawing.
The sculpture also makes an anatomical reference to a loping or running animal, introducing a playful, figurative association. The title Stonealope is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fictitious jackalope—the legendary hybrid of jackrabbit and antelope familiar in Western, particularly Wyoming, cowboy folklore. The title brings an element of humor to the work while reinforcing its suggestion of an improbable stone-and-steel creature caught in motion.