Mark Lindquist, BOWL IN FLIGHT I - Collection Mobile
Museum of Art
Mark Lindquist, Bowl in Flight I
Elm, Walnut 1983-1985 71"H x
24"D
Collection of Mobile Museum of Art
Gift of Jane and Arthur Mason,
Washington, DC
Photo: Paul Avis
Published in
Mobile Museum of Art magazine Fine Lines -
Jan/Feb/Mar 2012:
"Bowl in Flight I is an homage to the great
modernist sculptor Brancusi, who was a major influence
in my pursuit of sculpture. In my early quest to
elevate the simple bowl form to the level of art
acceptability, I began making sculpture within the
confines of the vessel. The rough turned forms,
stacked, and made of contrasting woods, echo Totems I
made as a child in a YMCA father and son group called
Indian Guides. Each father and son were given a
roughed-out piece of mahogany and carved their animal
equivalent. When each father/son pair arrived at the
camp fire meeting, the individual totems were stacked to
signify their presence. As a youngster, this was
powerful imagery, which has stayed with me my whole
life. Seen conversely, the sculpture also evokes an
arrow coming down, piercing its target, one of the
aspects of Zen, which I was also interested in at one
point in my life. Perhaps the most influential imagery
for me, however, is the idea of the struggle of
humankind for ascendancy, for acceptance, for reaching
for the higher power from which we all have sprung.
Just as the simple bowl could become a powerful
metaphor, communicating through symbols and imagery, the
piece is perhaps a self-portrait, expressing how, in my
life, I have either been reaching or at rest. The
push/pull of this piece is about the tension in life,
but mostly, the hope of the promise of rebirth."
Mark Lindquist 2011
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