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KRISTY LITTLE
(Re)Surge
Mahogany, steel wire, and wax
9 x 16 x 5 in.
Courtesy of the artist
ARTIST STATEMENT
The year 2020 was the weirdest year of my life, and I am sure yours. From the frantic rush of my first solo show to the gradual repression of a life that I understood, life became vacuum-packed. I struggled initially to make sculpture, sliding into greeting card–making to connect to friends and family. Finally, I picked up my drill and began making again. My latest works try to represent my sense of hopeful joy for the future. Working with wood, wire, and wax settles me into a rhythm. I endlessly repeat gestures: I pierce the wood, cut the wire, dip in molten wax, force into my drilled holes -- hundreds of times. Patterns and shapes evolve from these actions, decisions taken almost without conscious thought. Each work consolidates gradually, becoming a whole sculpture. They echo with the energy of the wire, somehow reminiscent of a mini-tsunami vibrating in our midst. |