Coke is Fun II
Cast Stainless Steel & Stainless SteelMarvin Tadlock, Bristol, VA
Location: In front of Theatre Bristol in the Tennessee side of State Street near 5th.
Being a sculptor is not unlike being a shaman ? there is magic involved! Through the processes of lost wax casting, plasma arc cutting and a myriad of welding techniques, I am able to freeze a moment of action or time in space ? or at least make it appear that way. I enjoy depicting objects in the very process of falling, or being shattered, and freezing them precariously in space. While changing a static composition into an active one, the piece becomes exciting from all views rather than from a frontal view only. Indicating a passage of time can further heighten the illusion of action within a piece. In 'Coke is Fun II,' for example, the three Coke bottles are in the process of falling or being hit by the ball. The puddle-shaped base directly below the empty, bottom bottle enforces this feeling and ? at the same time ? ties the bottom and top of the sculpture together both visually and contextually.