Materials: Copper, bronze, rice
Dimensions: 5 3/4" x 8" x 11"
Split, etched, soldered copper bowl. One half filled with rice and lost wax cast bronze "eye" petals. The other half contains a lost wax cast bronze hand.
Photo credit: Dan Grych
Kim Vorel
VorelArt
Woodstock, IL. USA
Artist Statement:
Art is what we reveal of ourselves and our place in the world. Although we know intellectually that we are all on this planet together we rarely take time to think about the ramification of our actions on this interconnecting web of our humanness. My work attempts to address the manner in which all of humanity is interconnected; through our most basic and universal human needs, to our search for spirituality, our interaction with our environment, our economic ties, or just understanding our need for personal connections. I believe that as human beings we are all connected - through our relationships to our environment and to each other – something that is brought home over and over by global upheavals in the form of natural disasters and economic crisis that have forced us, at the very least, to acknowledge our interconnectedness. My work is about recognizing these connections and attempting to understand what they mean to each of us on a personal as well as on a global level.
Finding the visual vocabulary to express these concepts includes not only the consideration of imagery, but of material. Often we think only of the construction of the form, and neglect the meaning associated with the materials themselves. Copper – one of the most basic of metals, pervasively present in our lives though often overlooked, speaks to the basic connections between all of us. Rice is food, sustenance, plain and universal. Materials communicate without manipulation, but paired with the image or idea, the power of this silent, visual connection reaches to the heart of what we know to be true. Material, form, and concept come together to stand as a single entity, and touch a place in us that cannot speak.
Background:
Art has dominated my life in many forms through the years. Metalwork is my first love, but I am drawn to many materials and processes. I studied art intensely in high school, but drifted away in the pursuit of career. After a successful period in Information Systems, I found myself pulled back to the art in my soul and finished an MFA in 3D Studio. Currently I teach Jewelry and Metals while working as an independent artist and a custom jeweler.
Materials: Copper, bronze, rice
Dimensions: 5 3/4" x 8" x 11"
Split, etched, soldered copper bowl. One half filled with rice and lost wax cast bronze "eye" petals. The other half contains a lost wax cast bronze hand.
Photo credit: Dan Grych
Kim Vorel
VorelArt
Woodstock, IL. USA
Artist Statement:
Art is what we reveal of ourselves and our place in the world. Although we know intellectually that we are all on this planet together we rarely take time to think about the ramification of our actions on this interconnecting web of our humanness. My work attempts to address the manner in which all of humanity is interconnected; through our most basic and universal human needs, to our search for spirituality, our interaction with our environment, our economic ties, or just understanding our need for personal connections. I believe that as human beings we are all connected - through our relationships to our environment and to each other – something that is brought home over and over by global upheavals in the form of natural disasters and economic crisis that have forced us, at the very least, to acknowledge our interconnectedness. My work is about recognizing these connections and attempting to understand what they mean to each of us on a personal as well as on a global level.
Finding the visual vocabulary to express these concepts includes not only the consideration of imagery, but of material. Often we think only of the construction of the form, and neglect the meaning associated with the materials themselves. Copper – one of the most basic of metals, pervasively present in our lives though often overlooked, speaks to the basic connections between all of us. Rice is food, sustenance, plain and universal. Materials communicate without manipulation, but paired with the image or idea, the power of this silent, visual connection reaches to the heart of what we know to be true. Material, form, and concept come together to stand as a single entity, and touch a place in us that cannot speak.
Background:
Art has dominated my life in many forms through the years. Metalwork is my first love, but I am drawn to many materials and processes. I studied art intensely in high school, but drifted away in the pursuit of career. After a successful period in Information Systems, I found myself pulled back to the art in my soul and finished an MFA in 3D Studio. Currently I teach Jewelry and Metals while working as an independent artist and a custom jeweler.