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Daniel McCormick |
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Contact Information: |
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email:
waterartist@earthlink.net |
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Artist Statement: |
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My art is intended to engage the public in a dialogue with natural or architectural elements. While much of my work is conceptual in nature, it is also site specific. I create large woven basket-like sculptures in both urban and rural areas that serve as public art pieces which encourage community awareness of a site. Often, I create artwork that is biodegradable, made from natural materials--wood, brush and other plants. These are restorative art installations that focus on a series of site-specific activities employing sculptural components from a watershed environment, and which, in a measurable way, affect the balance in a riparian environment. I conceptualize the transformation of natural materials into other forms and give aesthetic weight to the restoration process. Sculpted forms are constructed from local riparian material and shaped to conform to the contours of eroded stream banks and gullies. Willow components take root and reinforce the recovery action. |
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