DOUBLE FEATURES Sculpture 2023 -2025
- Marco Da Silva
- May 2
- 1 min read
Updated: May 5
DOUBLE FEATURES 2023 -2025
work group with 200 objects, (selection)
The series “Double Features” contains 200 sculptures, and the work group is made from diverse materials such as stone, ceramic, glass, wood, plaster, cement, steel and cast tin. Presented here, is a representative selection of these. The artist was inspired by the multi-faceted working method and materials of the pioneer Renaissance sculptor Donatello, and has made the works in every detail himself.
The title whimsically refers to an earlier beloved American pastime where one could view two films at the cinema for the price of one. Along with drive in movies, this has gone by the wayside.
Doubling, interrelatedness and opposition are the common themes that bind the different sculptures and wide range of topics; it is evident in works that contain two distinct objects and works that have an internal repeated image.
Although subjects and forms recur, the stylistic and thematic connections between the works are not hierarchic. It represents a loose personal, cultural, and historical blend. There is a free interplay of representation and abstraction too.
While the works can be viewed primarily as expressive objects, they also promote the playful and speculative act of comparing things to find out what is real. There is a sense of fragility and nostalgia here as well. Conversely, these objects are formed from the most fundamental, time-honored and solid materials of sculpture. Their undeniable presence is intended to give comfort.
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