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ABSURD LINKS TO PEOPLE
Mark Cowardin says he sees these nine sculptures as a reminder of the link between man and nature — they are absurd links to people, made of machined surfaces and making direct reference to industry.
Art is Where the Home is(n't): Mark Cowardin at Epsten Gallery
Cowardin’s work at the Epsten more than hints at the disconnect between humans and the natural world. GAS-O-LINE, the wooden sculpture pictured atop this post, might seem absurd at first. Who puts gas in wooden containers, after all? But the piece also has serious points to make about overconsumption of trees and fossil fuels — ways in which humanity burns down its own house, so to speak.
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