Misunderstanding Geology
new sculptural works by Andy Moerlein
Boston Sculptors Gallery
486 Harrison Ave Boston MA
September 7th-October 9th 2016
All work completed between January and August 2016
Akimbo
2016 red oak, plywood 9’ 10”h x 3’ x 3’
Jaunty. Well balanced with a twist.
Unconformity
2016 red oak, plywood 9’ 8”h x 30” x 44”
Unconformities represent gaps in the geologic record.
When I carved this ancient oak I confronted a deep timeline
and rearranged the tree into a new life.
Siblings
2016 wood 23” x 9” x 16"
Side by side like a single thought, but separate and very different.
Isle
2016 ceramic, wood 57” x 16” x 21”
Secure, isolated and eternal. A place of rough retreat.
This work responds to the Tao concept of an Island of the Immortals.
Pillar
2016 ceramic 30” x 7” x 7”
Amidst the rough and wear of erosion and life – stand tall.
Breathe
2016 ceramic 8”h x 4 x 5
A meditation. Fullness and reach. An action, decision, confirmation.
Pedernal
2016 wood 51” x 7" x 24"
A tribute to Georgia O’Keeffe’s iconic Pedernal. A love so authentic, we can feel it.
A place that stirs the soul and refreshes the landscape with each sunrise.
Twist
2016 ceramic 6 x 3 x 4"
Squeeze and turn, fold and compress.
Geology confirms again the violence of gravity.
Canyon
2016 ceramic 9 x 6 x 9"
Some geology is defined by color.
Nugget
2016 ceramic, plywood 6 x 3 x 4"
Earth rips pliant metal - the colors of life. A living whole.
Drumlin
2016 ceramic, plywood 6”h x 6 x 16 $750
Forced up from within. A crust of resistance becomes plastic with time and pressure.
Ramp
2016 red oak, plywood 11 x 8 x 9"
An icon of Chugiah Park, my childhood stomping grounds.
Froth
2016 ceramic, wood 10 x 12 x 16"
Wash and ebb, striking and shattering. Bubble back and reassemble.
Each wave a singular event.
Montagne Sainte-Victoire
2016 ceramic 6 x 8 x 10”
Homage to Cezanne.
Three sisters and their little brother - an adored landscape. Bend, Oregon.
Rest
2016 ceramic, wood 8 x 9 x 11"
Stones are mobile followers of gravity.
Pausing often in their journey, they are just resting.
For the moment.
Slot Canyon
2016 red oak, plywood 11 x 8 x 9"
A shower, quiet eddy, place of still.
Lurking death when gentle grades compress to a finite sliver.
Aluvial
2016 ceramic, plywood 9 x 8 x 12 "
Layered and worn, spilling out.
Flesh of the Earth
2016 ceramic 5 x 10 x 17"
Rending of elemental form.
A great rift.
Gift
2016 red oak 11 x 6 x 12”
Gift
2016 red oak 11 x 6 x 12”
Karsk
2016 ceramic 8 x 5 x 8”