Geology
new sculptural works by Andy Moerlein
September 7th-October 9th 2016
All work completed between January and August 2016
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Akimbo
2016 red oak, plywood 9’
10”h x 3’ x 3’
Jaunty. Well balanced with a
twist.
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Unconformity
2016 red oak, plywood 9’ 8”h
x 30” x 44”
Unconformities represent
gaps in the geologic record. When I carved this ancient oak I confronted a deep
timeline and rearranged the tree into a new life.
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Siblings
2016 wood 23” x 9” x
16"
Side by side like a single
thought, but separate and very different.
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Isle
2016 ceramic, wood 57” x 16” x 21”
Secure, isolated and
eternal. A place of rough retreat.
Deeply intrigued by the
Chinese tradition of collecting and presenting Scholars Rocks, this work
responds to the Tao concept of an Island of the Immortals.
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Pillar
2016 ceramic 30” x 7” x
7”
Amidst the rough and wear of
erosion and life – stand tall.
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Breathe
2016 ceramic 8”h x 4 x
5
A meditation. Fullness and
reach. An action, decision, confirmation.
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Pedernal
2016 wood 51” x 7" x 24"
A tribute to Georgia
O’Keeffe’s iconic Pedernal. A love so authentic, we can feel it.
A place that stirs the soul
and refreshes the landscape with each sunrise.
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Twist
2016 ceramic 6 x 3 x 4"
Squeeze and turn, fold and
compress.
Geology confirms again the
violence of gravity.
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Canyon
2016 ceramic 9 x 6 x 9"
Some geology is defined by
color.
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Nugget
2016 ceramic, plywood 6 x 3 x 4"
Earth rips pliant metal - the colors of life. A living whole.
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Drumlin
2016 ceramic, plywood 6”h x
6 x 16 $750
Forced up from within. A
crust of resistance becomes plastic with time and pressure.
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Ramp
2016 red oak, plywood 11 x
8 x 9"
An icon of Chugiah Park, my
childhood stomping grounds.
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Froth
2016 ceramic, wood 10 x 12
x 16"
Wash and ebb, striking and
shattering. Bubble back and reassemble.
Each wave a singular event.
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Montagne Sainte-Victoire
2016 ceramic 6 x 8 x 10”
Homage to Cezanne.
Three sisters and their
little brother - an adored landscape. Bend, Oregon.
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Rest
2016 ceramic, wood 8 x 9 x
11"
Stones are mobile followers
of gravity.
Pausing often in their
journey, they are just resting.
For the moment.
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Slot Canyon
2016 red oak, plywood 11 x
8 x 9"
A shower, quiet eddy, place
of still.
Lurking death when gentle
grades compress to a finite sliver.
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Aluvial
2016 ceramic, plywood 9 x
8 x 12 "
Layered and worn, spilling
out.
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Flesh of the Earth
2016 ceramic 5 x 10 x
17"
Rending of elemental form.
A great rift.
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2016 ceramic, plywood 22 x 6
x 11"
A place familiar yet unattainable
and persistent.
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Turtle
2016 red oak, plywood 3 x 3 x
4”
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Backwash
2016 ceramic 14 x 16 x 16"
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Karst
2016 ceramic 8 x 5 x 8”
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Gift
2016 red oak 11 x 6 x 12”
The very first sculpture in
this series of scholars’ rocks influenced sculptures.
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