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
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