STATEMENT

My ideas are of present strife between man and woman in particular and people in general. I attempt to communicate my perception of the vagaries of human nature and to project an idea, I combine personal, social, and political philosophies in figurative sculpture. The human figure evokes emotional responses like no other subject, and my use of it suggests disturbing aspects in life. I keep the impression quite clear, while adding an element of surprise. My explorations can be seen in a clay dollar sign caught in the glass tears of "Capital Man, and dual use of language such as Capital spelled with an "a" rather than an "o". In "His Babymaker I", I experiment with the elusive qualities of facial expression. The man is a weight on the woman's head, but he looks lost, as though he doesn't know why he is there. When a piece is going well, I have a sense of purity and perfection, a vision of the beauty of human life. So, working figuratively, playing with form, materials, expression, content, and words, provides me with a deep satisfaction and a constant, continuing desire to create.

Diane VanDerZanden
Berkeley 8-15-95