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| Repose Revisited locust logs, metal leaf, crocheted wire dimensions variable View 1 |
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I use wood from the
Widlerstein site to create “Repose Revisited”. The wood is from a locust tree
that had been growing in front of the Wilderstein home for many decades, perhaps
centuries. The tree bore witness to the changing landscape and people who
inhabit it. This sculpture allows the cut tree to continue to be a part of its
original environment, for a time, taking in more of the environs and exuding
the history contained therein.
I arrange the
locust logs to at first appear as if they are randomly fallen. The viewer
happens upon the work as an unexpected cache and discovers the logs are
deliberately placed and significantly altered. The scars and flaws in the wood
have been embellished and celebrated with gold leaf and crocheted wire. The cut
ends have a patina of metal leaf emphasizing their shape.
Locust is considered to be a
strong wood which is very resistant to decay. It is said that locust lasts “one
year less than stone”. Although a strong wood, the original tree had been dying
from age and disease and had to be felled. The passage of time and the effects
of weather continue to act on the sculpture constantly and gradually changing
it. “Repose Revisited” celebrates history, the passage of time, imperfection
and mortality.
WILDERSTEIN HISTORIC SITE
4th Outdoor Sculpture Biennial
4th Outdoor Sculpture Biennial
Come see 18 amazing sculptures gracing Wilderstein's landscape by a diverse group of Hudson Valley artists. Curated by FRANC PALAIA, work on display encompasses a wide range of styles and mediums. The show will be open to the public daily, 9am to 4pm, June 3 through October 31.
Featured Artists:
MICHAEL
ASBILL * JODI CARLSON * DAVE CHANNON * JOE CHIRCHIRILLO * MICHAEL
CICCONE * MIMI CZAJKA GRAMINSKI * CARL GRIECO * TOM HOLMES * JEFF
JOHNSON * BERNARD KLEVICKAS * ALEX KVETON * NORM MAGNUSSON * DAVID NYZIO
* SHELLEY PARRIOTT * PETER SCHLEMOWITZ * HERMAN ROGGESON SUPRINA
* NAOMI TEPPICH
About Wilderstein
Wilderstein Historic Site
is a house museum in Rhinebeck, New York. The estate, with its
exquisite Queen Anne mansion and Calvert Vaux designed landscape, is
widely regarded as the Hudson Valley's most important example of
Victorian architecture. Tours, gift shop, hiking trails, and spectacular
Hudson River views.
