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Waterfall Sculpture
Sculpture, Mixed Media on Other
Size: 0.4 W x 0.4 H x 1 D in
About The Artwork
Artist Statement: Installations The first thing I do when I enter an area with the intention of creating a multi-media installation is to walk around and survey the space. As I open myself up to its mystery and memory, I begin to view the site with these underlying principles of the traditional Japanese Garden in mind: symbolism, imagination, simplicity, and repetition. The starting point for my creative process is an initial image that usually comes to mind spontaneously. Then the hard work begins, as I plunge into a procedure that involves constant experimentation with the available materials, the existing space, and the flow of original ideas. The image for Mechanical Bird occurred as I explored the site of an abandoned New Jersey factory. An actual bird flew into this 10,000 square foot area through a large open window, and immediately, I imagined this space as symbol of the universe. I decided to construct a mechanical bird in the center of the site using such found objects as ropes, bamboo, synthetic fabric, and vinyl. In order to create depth, I connected the wings of the bird to various columns with thread. Representative of the modern world with its technology and contemporary materials, the bird contained a light fixture in its center which was timed to turn on and off. This mechanism of light and dark changed both the structure and color of the bird while evoking thoughts about the passage of time and the cycles of life and death. In the site corners, I added a waterfall (made from spools and wire) and a large snail (sculpted with string) to signify the power of nature in our universe. The spiral body of the snail can be viewed as a symbol for infinity while the waterfall signifies the meditative states one can experience in the natural world. In addition, I created several mixed media works (Fireworks, Rain Shower, Waterfall, Snow Storm) and placed them on the surrounding walls.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Mixed Media on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:0.4 W x 0.4 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Biography Aleksandr Razin was born in 1958 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He grew up in an art village and spent countless hours as a child in the studio of his grandfather, a noted illustrator. In 1976, Razin began attending the Art Academy of Tashkent, and he received an MFA degree from the Tashkent College of Fine Arts in 1982. At the beginning of Perestroika, when the iron curtain was lifted, prominent art dealers from England and Germany went to Russia and the former republics to look for new talent. Captivated by Razin's work, they immediately began to exhibit him in their galleries. Dr. Gerhard Bodenstein, of the Apex Gallery in Gottingen, Germany, placed Razin in the Uzbekistani avant-garde, among those painters who refused to conform to traditional art. According to Bodenstein, his works represent "a successful linking of Orient and Occident and prove something like an international language of fine art." In 1996, Razin and his family emigrated from Uzbekistan to the United States and settled in Long Island, New York. He began teaching at the Bridgeview Art School in New York City, and since 2004, he has been a member of the Silvermine Guild faculty in New Canaan, Connecticut. Razin's paintings, mixed media constructions, and installations have been exhibited in over 40 galleries and museums throughout the world, including the famous Cork Street Gallery in London. His works have been reviewed in numerous publications, and they are in private collections in Great Britain, Japan, Germamy, Belgium, Turkey, Russia, and United States.
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