Fossil Sequencer

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Comment by Resident Curator on July 25, 2016 at 11:03am

Curator’s Comments:

 

Fossil Sequencer is a relatively elusive work with layers of complexity that may be overlooked among the more colorful pieces in your portfolio. While it shares a tactile beauty with the mask headed characters, the non-objectivity of the subject matter invites speculation and mystery.  The repeated dots in the bottom third suggest a counting or utilitarian cataloging when considered along with the given title. But the rustic surface and organic color for me also brings to mind natural oxidation or patina; as if the object itself is a fossil. I like how the reddish/green break in surface transfers between the strongly striated sections.  It connects each band in a direct and harmonious manner.  It also appears as if the piece’s support isn’t exactly square, reinforcing the simultaneity of image and object.