The Fragment Series Artist's Statement
My sculpture is an investigation into our society and represents my desire to express socio-political commentary that I feel is relevant to our world today. This inner voice comes from my heart and seeks to express with integrity our human condition.
This series of work challenges the aesthetics of figurative and decorative art, and includes a call to action that is more commonly applied to commercial advertising. This communication takes a step towards a political world and confronts the exploitation of the art in order to encourage positive action.
The collection represents the deteriorating effect of warfare on civilian society. Originally inspired by archaeological remnants of Greek and Roman sculpture destroyed in a continuous cycle of wars, these eroded figures comment on our society and our destructive nature.
The exhibition and promotion of these works is inspired by the concept of art activism; the notion that we can use art to inform and alter, to this end the artist will actively promote a concept of positive social engagement. The aim of the campaign represented by this series is to launch socio-political commentary that speaks of both our civilization and our history and promotes the artwork in order to effect change.
This series sees the subversion of the traditional figure by creating an interpretation that embodies both beauty and destruction, creating a haunting visual paradox:
"The fragmented series is a deconstruction of the figure symbolizing the historic cyclical destruction of societies and the legacy of war."
Blake
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