These images reflect the complexity of self. The first is an open faced cast done as an aperture pour using mostly blues with some greens and purples, and is perhaps the truest representation of my physical self. The cracks and flaws while not planned into the design are certainly apropos, reflecting the cracks and flaws in the facade of "self" that is shown to the world.The second is float glass slumped over a mold from the same casting and represents the mask that is sometimes worn, and sometimes removed. These two elements can be presented either nested together as a masked face, or apart to reflect true self unmasked, with the mask close at hand.
The third is a box casting again from the same original mold using pieces of clear BE sheet glass to create bubbles, and cast to a depth that leaves the tip of my nose protruding from the surface of the glass with the image of my face in negative space; sort of a "drowning" image, indicative of a feeling of loss of self, of being drowned in outer, worldly concerns, but rising through those concerns to surface whole and intact.
Open faced cast- 9”x5¼”x2½”
Slumped float mask- 12”x12”x2½”
Box cast- 8”x8”x2¼”
3 comments:
Great pieces, and I like the explanation very much. How are you gonna display them?
The first two nestled together, it feels like you are floating on your back, in a lake and your serene face is all that is emerging from the water.
The last one, the box casting with the bubbles feels like your face is submerged and mingling with the water and bubbles.
I wonder with Candida Van Nugteren about the type of display you have in mind. These pieces could really take on different interpretations in diverse displays.
I think this piece is beautiful and evocative. It has the sense of mystery that is part of what I consider great art --- the kind that leaves you with a reverberation of feeling long afterward. The "complexity of self" is rendered here with both skill and passion. Thank you!
Vandana
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