So the work changes with the question.
INSTAGRAM WOMAN - MOMENT OF TRUTH
Identity
A woman made of many women.
We recognize her. We may even see ourselves in her.
But who is she? And what makes us so certain of who we are?
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ROOT CAUSE
Interdependence
A chain of causes and consequences becomes a physical wheel - an invisible mechanism given form.
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DC HAT LADY
Eyes wide open
A life too exuberant to stand still.
Seven hats rise in a spiral. Her hair dances. Her eyes are wide open.
A celebration of Vanilla Powell Bean, the legendary DC Hat Lady,
and the extraordinary energy she brought into the world.
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EMPTINESS OF SHARK
Emptiness
The shark appears through what is missing. The object asks where the shark exists - in the material, or in the mind that names it?
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
Restraint
Washington tips his hat to the citizens - acknowledging where power comes from and where, in a republic, it must ultimatly return.
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MICHAEL CARDACINO
The work changes with the question.
I don’t make sculpture to illustrate what I already know. I make it to investigate what I don’t yet fully understand.
I am still learning how to see. Sculpture is one of the ways I practice.
