After
creating artwork for a 25' x 25' maze at Burning Man in 2000, I
received a grant to create artwork for a 75' x 75' maze for Black
Rock City in 2001. The theme that year was the Seven Ages of Life
and was presented as a board game. To mirror this theme, I created
an 8' x 300' mural for the exterior of the maze that progressed
through the phases of life as a board game. The paintings you are
seeing have been cut from the original mural and mounted on board.
I
have been working with symbols for around 30 years. They present
themselves to me in dreams, meditations and other states of consciousness.
The earliest symbol I used in the mural was from around 1978. In
working with a symbol I am interested in exploring the energy it
contains and how it evolves. This symbolic progression is also explored
in my sculpture.
In
addition to the mural, I created installations for the maze and
curated the work of approximately 17 other artists.
For
a complete view of the art work in the maze, click
here.
