But, even though the objects are exotic and unknown, they somehow speak to us. It s as if their shapes and construction are vaguely remembered. In reality, of course, they did not come from another civilization. Rather they were created by one of us in the language of contemporary art, where the context of time and place melts away to reveal our dreams, our pride, our intelligence and our majesty. The conceptual theme of the my work is the exploration of ceremony in cultural structures, both spiritual and secular.
Symbols are important vehicles to impart socio-political or spiritual information in any society.
The progression of technical skills and social concepts by the artists of early cultures led to the stabilization of images. Those that were recognized as most vital were accepted as the collective symbols. With the onset of mass instantaneous image distribution our culture s historic symbols have become lost in a barrage of symbols with a half life of a week or a day. My work addresses what can be seen as the antithesis of this phenomenon, i.e. essential basic elements of cultural substance, spirituality, ceremony, fertility, an awareness of the natural order and balance of forces. The Hot Springs Promenade was designed to be viewed with Netscape version 1.1 or later.