The intention is that these sculptures be clear yet enigmatic at the same time -- not obviously understood. The pieces are simple
enough that the meaning can change as we change. They are both questions and answers.
art making can be a stepping on stones, carefully but deliberately
to deep knowing, to memory.
the rutual crafting of a web -- spinning to the intuitive, to the unconscious.
each immediate stroke with paint or clay--
can connect with something eternal.
portraits of human circunstance--
light, buoyant - or burdened, permanent.
images snatched in the early dawn--
silhouettes -- from the subconscious,
where images are mysterious.
sculptures can be three -- dimensional affirmations.
they may portray an ambiguous experience,
but they are assertions of aliveness.
they rejoice in the dilemma of life's predicament.
as a gathering of ideas -- each piece stands independent.
together they are a community.
both a single circle and part of a larger endlessness --
the unfolding of a many-layered poem,
continuing to quietly speak.
peter schifrin - 6/18/02
Painted Prayer Series
Ceramic, bronze, steel
25 x 9.5 x 8 inches
Painted Prayer Series
Ceramic, bronze, steel
25 x 9.5 x 8 inches
Painted Ceramic, welded steel, bronze
25 x 9.5 x 8 inches
Painted Prayer Series
Ceramic, bronze, steel
25 x 9.5 x 8 inches