1984
sepia ink, pencil, on masonite on found folding chair
34 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches
Southern pronunciation of this and all 3-D artifacts.
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Skull Cher
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Myrrha/P.I.A. (Post-Industrial Age)
1984
perforated steel, plugs, steel, wood, fiberglass
29 x 16 x 4 feet
originally installed in Bryant Park, New York, NY
created for the Public Art FundA paradoxical work, containing contemporary and historical references to literature, art, and myth. The monumental work portrays a seated woman, face partially obscured by upraised arm, body bent forward. The image is taken from an engraving found in Gustave Dore’s illustrated version of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Constructed as a double silhouette, the figure’s details are ‘drawn’ through the use of steel plugs, which fit into the 1/2″ apertures of the work’s perforated steel surface. Visible through the cage-like enclosure formed by the silhouettes is a full, three-dimensional, skeletal rendition of the figure.
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Jilava Prison Bed
1982
steel, cotton batting, cotton
42 x 37 x 69 inchesPiece created after receiving the dossier of Father Gheorghi Calciu-Dumitreasa from Amensty International for the exhibition, “Prisoners of Consciousness.”
Nicolae Ceausescu was the dictator in Romania who allowed the imprisonment and torture of Father Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa, an anti-communist Romanian Orthodox priest who served 21 years in prison. He died in 2006.
