I thought I would post some better views of the sculpture I made and featured in my last Falls of the Ohio story. I’m calling this guy “Apple Heart” based on the sand toy I embedded in his chest! When I make these things I frequently refer to them as being absurd…but what does that mean? Looking through an old American Heritage Dictionary, meaning #1, “Ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable.”, probably comes nearest to what I mean by using this term.
There is a comic or humorous element, but mostly it has to do with discovering these works in this particular context and made from materials that clearly don’t belong in this environment. Other definitions touch upon existing in an irrational or meaningless universe, but I don’t think of the absurd in this way. I think the universe may be indifferent, but not meaningless. In fact, it is the act of taking these found materials and putting them together in the way I do and in this context that helps generate meaning for me.
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Poor Appleheart – he’s clinging onto that tree for dear life 🙂 If I came across him, I would puzzle and puzzle about how he got there.
Once, me and a friend were in the park and came across a tree on which someone had strung beautifully wrapped sweets. We were too frightened to eat them though in case they were poisoned.
I quite like that unexpectedness aspect in your art though. Have you ever encountered anyone suddenly discovering one of your sculptures? what was their reaction?
Yes, I have had people “find” me while I was making something. For the most part, people are curious about what I’m doing and I guess I appear harmless enough to approach! Folks have told me that over the years they have enjoyed coming across my projects and in this context seem to understand what I’m attempting. Poor Appleheart is right! He disappeared during the last flood.