SCULPTURE
2025 – Present
This work represents the physical evolution of a twenty-five year inquiry into structural logic and equilibrium. Originating in the photographic Figurative Structures system—where the figure functioned as a structural variable—the investigation now engages the tangible reality of three-dimensional form.
Executed in solid-cast hydrostone, these structures translate the conceptual tension of the image into physical form. No longer constrained by the two-dimensional frame, the inquiry shifts from captured equilibrium to equilibrium that must be physically sustained.
STILLNESS, HELD
A Study in Active Equilibrium.
2025
The series investigates presence without performance, rejecting narrative gesture in favor of structural tension. The work emerges from a fundamental recognition: that form achieves completeness only when internal dualities organize into balance.
STILLNESS, HELD: TORSION
Solid-Cast Hydrostone with Acrylic Patina. 26.75 × 19.7 × 19.7 in.
Stillness, Held: Torsion approaches the figure as a site of contained tension. By isolating the human core, the work eliminates narrative gesture to focus entirely on the internal architecture of the twist.
The composition turns upon a forceful, spiraling axis: the pelvis grounds the form, while the torso shears sharply in opposition. This action maps a topography of strain—the stretching of the obliques against the compression of the back—rendering the surface as a container for concentrated force.
Restrained in character, the form avoids sensual dramatization. The work does not merely depict a twist; it embodies sustained torsional tension. The rotational force is neither released nor arrested, but held in permanent equilibrium—the opposing impulses balanced within the density of the cast mass.
STILLNESS, HELD: TACIT
Solid-Cast Hydrostone with Acrylic Patina. 21 x 11 x 11 in.
A study in active equilibrium, Tacit reframes the portrait bust through withdrawal rather than engagement. The closed eyes eliminate address; the figure neither performs nor reveals. Where the face holds stillness, the articulated hair mass provides counterweight—internal closure balanced by external activation. The work demonstrates how presence can exist without performance, how form achieves completeness through restraint rather than display.
