Figurative Sculptures

Money Man and Crying Earth
Materials: Clay, toothpick, ink, wood

Money Man, 2.2''x 4''x 2.6''

Money Man, 2.2''x 4''x 2.6''

Money Man, 2.2''x 4''x 2.6''

Crying Earth, 2''x 3.2''x 1.5''

Crying Earth, 2''x 3.2''x 1.5''

Crying Earth, 2''x 3.2''x 1.5''

Artist Statement

This piece is a depiction of a greedy politician whose focus is money, standing on a pedestal above the earth who is crying while the world burns behind her. The goal of this piece was to show what motivates people in power and not only how it is affecting our planet, but that these motivations will have consequences. The politician's eyes are money signs as a literal representation of what he sees. I had the base of this figure painted in gold that appears to be spreading, not only to comment on the figure's motivations being material, but to suggest that the gold will eventually consume him. I made the second figure female with a flower on her head to suggest this is mother nature. I made this figure weeping and on fire to convey that mother nature is crying while the earth burns. The base of this piece also helps the figures tell the narrative. Specifically, the fire growing upwards towards the gold is meant to literally suggest that the fire will eventually catch it, and figuratively suggest that if money is the only motivation and people don't stop this fire eventually everything will be destroyed. 

In Process