"This work has to do with (plays on) the reductionist premises of minimalist sculpture. The title refers to the Constructivist roots of minimalism and also a sort of naming convention, (Naum Gabo for example), as well as the fact that instead of the object, or post facto evidence of it's construction, the process of making the object is presented. The changes in the sound of the repetitive hammer blows betray some emotion (expression of impatience/boredom perhaps?)"
Construction of a Cube (1976)
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C.U. Madonna (2009)
European and South Pacific choral music accompanies a sculpted image of a mother and child.
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Duck Calling (1978)
An absurdist performance piece for shotgun, duck and bandage that continues the artists interest in signs and signals of representation.
Gray Nicol
Nevermind Expander (1977)
“A play on the expectation of art somehow being a mind—expanding activity.” - Gray Nicol