No Bodies

This is a whimsical and somewhat surreal exploration of play and movement, using only a few objects to establish context. Almost all of the components in these pieces have had former lives and stories to tell. They are scarred and weathered…and perfect. They have been dusted off, spruced up (just enough), and assembled together to tell a new story.

Note that some pieces have shoes that rest on the floor. When installed, the shoes occasionally get moved (inadvertently, and on purpose). The act of replacing the shoes brings you into the piece and is curiously satisfying.

 

See? No. (Evil)

28.5”w - 42.5”h - 13.5”d

Vintage Frame, Hat, Sculpted Hands, Book

This piece is a reaction to book banning. I chose the book "Maus" due to its iconic cover imagery and its underlying message against fascism. Irony much?

The art piece hangs from a custom floating shelf that can be mounted directly to a wall or suspended from a nail-on wall hook.

Indulgence

28”w - 45”h - 13”d

Vintage Cello, Lace Gloves, Bow

This is a minimalist representation of a cello indulging it's own passion. The cello has not been adulterated and is fully playable. All components are easily removable in less time than it takes to tune the instrument. The art piece hangs from a custom nail-on wall hook.

Mother Nature, Exposed

26”w - 48”h - 19”d

Vintage Coat, Hat, Handpainted Globe


The globe, suspended from a clock mechanism hidden in the hat, rotates once per minute. A light, activated by a motion sensor, illuminates the globe when a viewer is present.

The art piece hangs from a custom floating shelf that can be mounted directly to a wall or suspended from a nail-on wall hook.

Homage (c’est un Magritte)

22”w - 36”h - 12”d

Vintage Frame, Hat, Pipe

This is a counterpoint to Magritte’s work “Treachery of Images” in which below a painting of a pipe he wrote, “This is not a pipe”. In other words, the image is not the object. My assemblage of items, is essentially a Magritte image. In this case, the object is the image.

The art piece hangs from a custom floating shelf that can be mounted directly to a wall or suspended from a nail-on wall hook.

The Juggler

32”w - 75”h - 11”d

Vintage exercise pins, Bowler Hat, Shoes

The hat and pins hang from a custom floating shelf that can be mounted directly to a wall or suspended from a nail-on wall hook. The shoes are on the floor.

 

Fore

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43”w - 68”h - 12”d

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Vintage Cap, Club, Shoes, Ball*

*included with this piece is a vintage ball 1/2 buried in the wall a few feet away.

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Cap and Club suspended from ceiling, Ball mounted to wall, Shoes on floor

Juggler on Unicycle

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40”w - 90”h - 12”d

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Vintage Juggling Pins, Bowler, Unicycle

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Suspended from ceiling

Swing

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64”w - 45”h - 20”d

Hat, Shoes, Swing

Suspended from ceiling