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“Falling=Flying”$435.00 This assemblage was created especially for “The Common Box Project” as proposed by Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado. I was invited to take part in this project, which was created as a way to celebrate the release of the latest music recording of John Common and the Blinding Flashes of Light. The artists were given a box and asked to create a piece inspired by John’s new music. My inspiration came from one of John’s songs called “The Fall”. This is a song about a man named Jack who did what he was told “…and he moved right in to that typical suburban mold” until “…now he’s smiling and falling. It’s the fall he knew he needed. …But no box could hold Jack’s pearly white soul when he falls for the very last time…” I interpreted “the fall” as Jack’s release into a different path and better choices in life for him. I used metal embossed labyrinths on the sides to represent the paths we choose in life. The weight of the world inside the cage presses down on Jack’s head, the bird’s feet are nailed to the floor & bleeding- BUT the ladder symbolizes freedom & escape from oppression. Jack is painted grey to represent “the gray hairs are comin’” . On top of the box Jack’s pearly white soul is falling into a soar of flying, as well as the bird. Falling=Flying.
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