Inspiration comes from the urban landscape, especially old machines thrown out in heaps to rust. Some discarded pieces trigger associations with prehistoric beasts. Abandoned by the culture that created them, these extinct forms have taken on a life of their own. They emit a presence, suggesting a sort of mechanical animal; a dark, powerful form perched on the landscape.
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals
Mechanical Animal1990oil on paper
22"x30"Private Collection: New York, NY
Industrial Creature
1990
oil on paper
22"x28"
Squatting Figure
1991
oil on canvas
48"x26"
Cyborg Fetus
1991
oil on paper
31"x25"
Balance
1991
oil on canvas
diptych, 24"x38"
Duet
1991
oil on canvas
40"x40"
E-Presence (Mechanized Fossil)
1991
oil on paper
28"x22"
Industrial Creatures1989oil on four sheets of paper
60"x45"Initials AS on front.
Muscle1990oil on canvas
diptych, 24"x44" Private Collection: New York. NY
Touch
1991
oil on canvas
30"x30"
Dialogue
1991
oil on canvas
44"x54"
Catalytic Exchange1992oil on paper
30"x22" Initialed AS on front.
Model for Industrial Creature1990corrugated cardboard and masking tape
10"x12"x10"front view
Industrial Beast1990welded steel
4.5'x6'x6'Collection: Simmons College, Boston, MA