The flying craft was fitted with landing gear in hopes of a soft and technical landing, this was later scrapped due to my partner suggesting more suggestive of an underwater craft, that is the submarine to look like a flying sub not a flying aero plane. This stage of the work is most exciting as the skin begins to be suggestive and has x-ray quality. I want to do more of this. The inspiration was the Spirit of St.Louis, Lindbergh's plane during the crossing of the Trans-Atlantic.
The culmination of an effort that saw a work go up and come down, a success as one sculptor tries to encourage freedom of speech and freedom of expression despite obstacles continually put in the way to "what ever you do don't disturb the guests" What a joke. What about the support of artists? Far from it. Pretty good to silence a room, must have had the impact it was intended. Thanks to my mates new and old.
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Here is the shadow which says it all.... Submarine, Isn't it funny how the cave painters influence your work study them, admire them and find the notion of shadows on the wall return to inform the three dimensional work. Defining an image that is what a shadow does. Far out. I love the illusion of real, Photoshop by Lynda both images real, combined to tell a story.
gregwindsor.com for more images and the progress of the work.....
The original idea of Underwear was from the beginning to have a joint. That is the pivot point at the bottom for the work to be effected by the weather. I had the idea for this work to be moved by the wind and to have the feeling that it was unstable. This then became a worry due to the mechanical engineering required and what materials would be used. I first thought of having a spring, then spring like resistance to and from the armature that would be in the ground, and lastly agreed with my mate Lloyd about using a torsion bar inside the existing steel armature. This has been a satisfactory outcome as the work is swaying back and forth and of course moves with an airfoil wing reaching into the air nearly 5 meters off the ground.
Scale is everything. The human scale is everything. and as I look for the next work to begin I can say success is determined by intent and form colliding. The counterbalance is not only off center away from forward but also off center away side to side, this has the effect of the work pointing toward the ground. The intent of the wing striking the ground and tip holding up the work was intended to position the sub in an altered state and create new meaning by hanging the fuselage up above the viewers head to underscore Underwear- Underwhere. Anyone who knows me knows my indifference to politics and word play. I also have a simple life. ha Well maybe neither of those is true, I do go on.
Well how long has it been,,,,,,years oh well lot has happened so where do i start?
start with today,,, new prime minister? ahhhhh too bad tony, australia just didn't approve of your amature hour,,,, what did not make it to the specified time to receive your pention? How does that feel? maybe close to all the lives you wrecked with all the crap you caused in your austerity,,,
Lighfboat 2014-15
Sculpture on the Edge joint winner First Prize
Bay Islands Exhibition First Prize
Revisiting the time in North Carolina and the show at the Art Museum where I hung two birds above the orchestra that opened the event. It was a Juried show and what a thrill to be again in the spotlight. Looking forward to show in Australia maybe soon at the University Sunshine Coast.
Saw Harry Manx at the Woomby pub and talked to him afterwards about the video/slides to his song "Something of your Grace" and told him how I was inspired by his work. Really good to see him smile about teaching kids about failure and how it is so important to talk about these kinds of issues.
The crate was necessary because there seemed a hurricane every season that would land on the doorstep in Carolina.
Working on a new bird at the Mens' Shed Nambour and learning Auto Cad for teaching.
Hollow body and Ibis or again an egret to regret! would be good to think about the Egyptians homage to the Ibis and contrast that against the Ibis over the Landfills that are dirty and thought of as a disgusting bird, wow, how strange because it is mirroring our disgusting wasteful ways....scavenger of refuse....how long before that's us ?
The whole Human Race...Racing off to the precipice of failure....broken and despot.
