"Bound"2000/ limited edition of 10/ Price: $95 (unframed)
Artist’s Notes
The figures in the print seem confined to an oppressive room, one where the walls curve in and the floor spins them around and around. There are no doors or windows in the room, no entrance or exit, no sense of direction. The figures all have their hands tied behind their backs. They are physically bound by the ties that hold their hands together and by the room itself. But even more so, they are bound psychologically, trapped in a maze of swirling thought and emotions. Unable to make sense of anything, unable to find any rest or comfort.
There are three chairs in the room. The chairs can symbolize many things. Perhaps, solace—a place to rest in the midst of restlessness. Perhaps they represent choices. Perhaps the figures are tormented by their fear of being stuck in a chair or decision that they can’t get out of and may later regret.
This piece won 3rd place at the Dordt College Alumni Show held in the campus center gallery in the winter of 2004.
The figures in the print seem confined to an oppressive room, one where the walls curve in and the floor spins them around and around. There are no doors or windows in the room, no entrance or exit, no sense of direction. The figures all have their hands tied behind their backs. They are physically bound by the ties that hold their hands together and by the room itself. But even more so, they are bound psychologically, trapped in a maze of swirling thought and emotions. Unable to make sense of anything, unable to find any rest or comfort.
There are three chairs in the room. The chairs can symbolize many things. Perhaps, solace—a place to rest in the midst of restlessness. Perhaps they represent choices. Perhaps the figures are tormented by their fear of being stuck in a chair or decision that they can’t get out of and may later regret.
This piece won 3rd place at the Dordt College Alumni Show held in the campus center gallery in the winter of 2004.
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