| As a print and mixed-media artist, I have
been obsessed with skyscrapers for some time. I use the form of these
buildings in a surprising way: to present and explore ideas of weakness
and impermanence. These large, familiar buildings seem almost invincible
and are living symbols of our society’s grand achievements.
But on several levels, they reveal the
fragile control humanity has over its existence. I am intrigued by
the frailty and insignificance of the skyscraper in relation to the larger
forces of nature. Through my titles, I also draw a connection between
these buildings and the impermanence of things by referring to the "lost"
civilizations of the Aztecs, Maya and Inca. Some works allude to
a detached and alienated world - the buildings are viewed furtively from
under highways or road ramps.
Sometimes, the buildings seem to twist
and stagger drunkenly in the wind. In other works, the "authority"
of the skyscrapers is contradicted by setting them on fire. Through
whatever aspect I may emphasize, I want the viewer to consider the unseen
frailty of these buildings, and, by extension, our society. Perhaps
then we can begin to reconsider some of the directions our profit-driven
society has taken. |
