It is important that I keep the focus on the present
ARTIST STATEMENT: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I KEEP THE FOCUS ON THE PRESENT
Sometimes creative energy takes you into the great unknown. I had not created an “object”, my title for sculptures that I make, since 2019. Two major milestones in my artistic career collided at the same time. I was accepted into the Piccolo GAP Show and I was beginning my artist residency at South Porch in Summerville, South Carolina. I had promise Marie Carladous, founder of the GAP Gallery in Charleston, SC, to deliver two paintings of mine for the Piccolo GAP Show. But I knew I could do more. And I didn’t want to begin a new effort with a 2D painting. It was time to create an object! Within 10 days, I created this object that you see documented above. About 85% of the work is found objects. Something I am very passionate about since my days as an art student at VCU. I also wanted to create and object, similar to the previous works, that was free-standing, and didn’t need a pedestal. I will be making more objects in the future as I now have the tools to really put the effort into this passion of mine. Enjoy!
Rolf
May 2023
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endless
endless, Coleman Lantern, Mirror, and Jute Twine, 2019
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unfixed objects in 3 transitions
ARTIST STATEMENT: UNFIXED OBJECTS IN 3 TRANSITIONS
I love to know how things are put together and the relationship each part shares with the other. I push my curiosity further by exploring the idea of reconstructing broken parts back together. “unfixed objects in 3 transitions” is my interpretation of this curiosity, as well as emphasizing the idea of removing static energy from traditional art objects. This static energy is evident when observing traditional art objects in a “fixed” position. Objects off the wall, are very similar to their 2D siblings, and adhere to the stationary lifestyle. I wish to alter this perception and allow the viewer to understand my art objects in the 3 transitions I present here; placement, layout, and build. The build represented in my work is the final transition, which is a spontaneous event; objects are left unfixed, and the build is unique to the location, never repeated. The entire work is meant to be witnessed for short durations, and then returned to its original form (see transition 1 – placement). I wish to present the totality of the art object. The placement and layout are as important to the viewer’s experience as the build, when seeing an art object of mine.
Rolf
August 2018
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