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KESTON
HELFRICH
"Collections
of mechanisms and motion. Undirected or misdirected energies. Shuddering,
staggering, thumping, thrashing. The machine as a nascent being. Trying
to reach beyond its grasp. Trying to fly when it is ill equipped to
walk. The machine as my world view. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes threatening,
teetering with spinning sharp edges. Crashing components moving with
determination threatening to tear them apart. My work deals with the
machine, or more directly, the idea of machine. I look at the machine
from two views, the beauty and complexity I see in mechanism and the
ideas I can impress upon the sterility of mechanism. I am attempting
to humanize the machine by diluting directed motion into futile function.
The connotation of, and allusion to wing, is prevalent in my work. Flight-rising
and running. Clipped wings. Thrashing wings unable to lift, stabilize
or move the machine. Flight is humankind's ultimate concept of rising
above ones nature. "To slip the surly bonds of earth." The
machine fighting to perform beyond its designed limitations. To rise
above its nature. The machine as clown. The machine as person. The machine
as child. The machine as human creation." The Sculpture Center is dedicated to enhancing our community's appreciation of sculpture by fostering the careers of emerging sculptors and promotes the preservation of outdoor sculpture. It is located in University Circle at 1834 East 123rd Street. Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Free Parking is available.) |
