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FULCRUM 2013

FULCRUM 2013

Cast marble, glass and human hair, 24 x 16 x 6 inches

Fulcrum, 2013, cast marble, glass and human hair, 24x16x6 inches

Fulcrum, 2013, cast marble, glass and human hair, 24x16x6 inches

Abandon: Sleep of Justice, 2013, cultured black marble and black iron, 34x13.5x13.5 inches

Abandon: Sleep of Justice, 2013, cultured black marble and black iron, 34x13.5x13.5 inches

An homage to Goya’s Los Caprichos, and their condemnation of human folly, specifically the work, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters. The sleep of justice is more than a folly, as experienced by too many unarmed civilians at the hands of law enforcement and neighborhood vigilantes. (For Trayvon Martin)

UNREST (HYPNOS), 2014

UNREST (HYPNOS), 2014

Cultured marble and iron wing, 22 wide x 13 deep x 9 height

DAVID'S SLING (Magic Wand),  2014, plastic skull, bone and rubber bands

DAVID'S SLING (Magic Wand), 2014, plastic skull, bone and rubber bands

Measure for Measure, 2013, iron shovel blade, glass and plastic letter beads

Measure for Measure, 2013, iron shovel blade, glass and plastic letter beads

Heed, 2013, iron shovel blade, cast marble, plastic and metal letter beads, 19x9x16 inches

Heed, 2013, iron shovel blade, cast marble, plastic and metal letter beads, 19x9x16 inches

CHARGE: REDEFINING GENOCIDE, 1999

CHARGE: REDEFINING GENOCIDE, 1999

altered bugle, black flag

(with optional marble sarcophagus lid, 60" x 24" x 6") 

http://artscool.cfa.cmu.edu/~johnson/charge.html