Hierroglyphic1
Grey Matters
Greys Matter, 308cm x 142cm, Painted Steel, 2013
What started as another version of Us and Them (the boat piece from earlier this year) became a subtler portrayal of contemporary tendencies and a reflection on tribalism. To stick with my notion of society as an Us and Them polarity this piece focuses more on the spectrum within the extremes of the spectrum. The idea that within groups, cultures and societies that would consider themselves friends, family, allies there is also a spectrum of ideological, moral and political beliefs that often times are at odds with each other. As the vehicle to communicate this I used the idea of Chess which traditionally is two sets of 16 pieces each, one black and one white. The idea of or the metaphor of things that are black and white, meaning with differences that are easily recognizable is addressed in this piece by the shifting color of white to black from right to left passing through various grey tones. This is to symbolize the fragmentation and diversity found in even the most seemingly tight knit groups and that rarely are things ever black and white.
Grey Matters
Greys Matter, 308cm x 142cm, Painted Steel, 2013
What started as another version of Us and Them (the boat piece from earlier this year) became a subtler portrayal of contemporary tendencies and a reflection on tribalism. To stick with my notion of society as an Us and Them polarity this piece focuses more on the spectrum within the extremes of the spectrum. The idea that within groups, cultures and societies that would consider themselves friends, family, allies there is also a spectrum of ideological, moral and political beliefs that often times are at odds with each other. As the vehicle to communicate this I used the idea of Chess which traditionally is two sets of 16 pieces each, one black and one white. The idea of or the metaphor of things that are black and white, meaning with differences that are easily recognizable is addressed in this piece by the shifting color of white to black from right to left passing through various grey tones. This is to symbolize the fragmentation and diversity found in even the most seemingly tight knit groups and that rarely are things ever black and white.