Elizabeth KRONFIELD

Held
Cast iron, stone

My sculptures deal with questions rather than statements, answers, or facts. They are indicative of a process of investigation, where composed, forced relationships are the focus. Examination becomes the key to understanding, if not of the answers, perhaps of the questions. The relationships within each sculpture are established to ask the questions, it is up to the artist and the viewer to descry answers unique to each individual. Investigation and examination become links in common human experiences, although the results of such may be very different.

Materials play an important role in the work bringing different associations and connotations with them. Often in the established relationships natural materials such as stone, horsehair, water or salt are combined with industrial materials such as iron, steel, bronze, or concrete. These pairings of the natural and industrial are intended to be used as personal investigations of gender identity within forms and materials, however also comment on mankind’s role in the natural world.

As a visual artist I find that I communicate best through my works. I mean to involve the viewer in my examinations, but to allow them the opportunity to apply their own unique experiences to each piece.

Linked
Cast iron, nickel bronze, marble