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My
sculptures evolve over an extended period of time. Characters and
scenes develop slowly through a process of building and layering,
with some evidence of the previous layers remaining visible to create
a complexity of surface.
I often incorporate found objects into the sculptures: small bits
of junk with an interesting shape, patina or texture add a visual
counterpoint to paint and wax. I usually work on a number of pieces
simultaneously which often results in a creative cross pollination.
I reject the predictable, am open to accident and am always on the
lookout for the strange juxtapositions that, much like in musical
improvisation, move the piece to a new level.
Many of my sculptures depict creatures in unfortunate circumstances.
I am not aiming for schaden-freude (a delight in the misfortunes
of others), but to encourage empathy and compassion through humour
and mystery. The sculptures are finished when they have sufficient
psychological resonance, along with a unity of balance, shape, texture
and scale. They are trapped in a freeze-frame, interrupted in their
relationships, anxious, dazed, confused, angry and resigned.
Alastair Dickson
2001
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