Steven G. Derks : Narrative Sculpture
I seek to suggest an association between forged and hand fabricated forms that contradict the native scale of found objects. The contrast of forms must reveal an interplay that reads in a very platonic and child like narrative.
Derived from the pervasive and sometimes taboo subjects of religion, politics, and sex, these narrative constructions are placed in contexts of emergence, containment, and disarray. I often find meaning in the disregarded, so the scavenged steel objects bring an implied meaning of both betrayal and redemption.
The surface treatment is a monochrome of rust or patina that edits out any superfluous design. This raw unified state forces the viewer to give equal status to each element.
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"Ascension Green"
57" x 57"
Oil
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