The Extraction of Arrows
Bronze, 84" x 22" x 22"Catherine Murray, Johnson City, TN
An issue that informs my current work is that of the damage wrought by humans on the natural environment. Recent trips to northern Scotland, Iceland, and China have revealed not only the breathtaking beauty of these places, but also the brutality that was, and continues to be, involved in their settlement. Violence toward the environment is evidenced directly in the destruction of habitat and the imbalance of animal populations. I work with forms that are universal in symbolic resonance (the wheel, the figure, the mask) and with materials that express both strength and fragility.