Shadow of the Trojan Horse

58″ x 43″ x 7″d | 2020 | Acrylic, Objects | NFS

This is a found object assemblage piece depicting the Trojan Horse. Using found objects such as sticks, cabinet knobs, toys, used paint brushes and parts of a French press, an image of the fabled trojan horse presents itself.  The tale itself has faded with time, reformed  by the glue of reconstructed stories. told generation after generation by bits and pieces of what was original and what was added, resulting in a fossilized shell of beauty.

In the upper left corner Paris hides with his bow ready.  Under the horse head Helen hides in a blue room. Various figures invade throughout the structure.  Chess pieces reflect the initial strategy of war while the scenes of siloed chaotic deconstruction reveal the realities.