SFZC Art Catalog

Breathing

Paula Pietranera

ARTIST: Douglas Holmes (http://www.douglasholmessculpture.com/)

TITLE: Breathing (http://www.douglasholmessculpture.com/90s)

YEAR: 

SIZE: 15″ x 14″ x 5″

MEDIUM / MATERIAL: Metal, Plexy, Glass

ACQUISITION: Donated by Tim Wicks

APPRAISAL DATE & VALUE: —

LOCATION: CC300 – 1rd Floor – Main Hallway

Description

From the Series “Zen Stations of the Cross”

The sculptures that you see here are part of a series that I did in response to writings by Shunryu Suzuki in Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. Specifically they are a response to the titles of the chapters in the book. After reading this book, I printed the titles on individual sheets of paper and hung them on a wall in my studio. As I looked at them and thought about the ideas that Suzuki discussed in each chapter and how I felt about these ideas, I would place objects that I had gathered over the years with each title. In addition, specific people, both artists and others that have been inspirational to me, would come to mind as connected with certain ideas. These are the names that you see in some of the titles. While working in the studio, I would stop frequently and consider these word/idea/object/people relationships. I had no intention of developing this into a body of work, rather it has been a form of visual thought and meditation on the ideas presented in the writings, a private conversation. Several people who saw this wall of words and objects in the studio felt strongly about the implications and ideas being formed and encouraged me to develop them into finished work.

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