Nooga.com published a press release that we worked on in an attempt to smooth over the controversy that resulted from the placement of my sculpture. It didn't work but read it here anyway...

Your eyes fool you not. Yes we are having an opening with a gigantic cauldron of gumbo, yes that is my recent sculpture at the bottom of the flyer, yes, in a completely new location.

My debut into making a public work has been an incredible opportunity but not one without its share of dramatic bureaucracy. I'll spare you, and myself, from the all the juicy details and just say that less than two days after is was installed, a firestorm did a brew and some folks were made upset by it. Location, content, a breach in the chain of command, etc... all had a play in the sculpture coming down the following day. So, on day 4, less that 1/2 of its initial life span, it was disassembled loaded into my truck, and reassembled at the same studio where it was built. I look forward to being able to laugh about this sometime down the road, but for now, thats all I got.

So come by our opening, and see the appropriately titled Big Bang in its new location as well as many other objects of desire by the rest of our studio pirates. And bring ya cajun appetite ya hear!

Here it is as promised.

Time lapse by film maker and resident magician, Luke Padgett.

Big Bang

I am at a loss for words this morning. It was a dream weekend that was fueled in part by pizza and beer but more so by amazing friends that happened to be in town for the 4-Bridges Art Festival. While the ladies were showing off their beautiful wares and sending sirens of warm support, their men helped me load, unload, and install this piece as if they themselves had built it. Thanks y'all. And a big thanks to Mr. Luke Padgett who has been making time lapses and still shots of this thing the whole way through.

So quick, go see it!

Fountain Square in downtown Chattanooga next to the County Courthouse.

Up through April 22nd as a part 10x10 and HATCH.

And more documentation to come. Time lapses, installation shots, interviews and such.

Stay tuned...

3 Days to Installation

Still a few things missing from this shot that the puzzle needs. Like a picket fence, a few strewn about I-beams, and several coats of tinted white paint... stay tuned...

POW

Been working like a dog. Boss won't give me a break. Fucking jerk that guy. I'd steal all of his beer if I hadn't paid for it already.

So I've 4 more days left to finish up this sculpture I have been full steam ahead on for about a month. I can see the finish but the lead up to it will be close because otherwise it wouldn't be so damn exciting. And so with a few more late nights to come, I will pause to present the "POW" shape. The sunken center of the installation, it is part explosion, part fallen star, part time capsule to or from the future. Here it is in the process of adding the edge, complete with a true "inside" glimpse at my letter to the cosmos.