Repository for an Artifact of Catharsis
The ebonized enclosure is crafted in the style of a Japanese tansu. Blued steel hardware accentuates the rich tones of the oiled walnut door. The locked access panel is inset with a patinated copper plate pierced with hexagrams of the i-Ching; revealed, in this instance, to the artist during the final stages of the conception of the work. The interior component provides a charged contrast to the somber casing with its natural alder framework and ink rendered silhouette of crows and pine tree over a white background.
Contact the artist: ctmoraga@gmail.com
Or see the artist’s website: palimpsesteum.com
Width: 22in
Depth: 22in
Clayton Moraga
Just as my consciousness is formed through the accretion of awareness, thought, and memory;
the creation and form of my work is an evocation of the depth and layers of my consciousness. The exterior of my sculptures is a form inspired by an interior sculpture, that immediate interior is itself one of successive layers of manifested concepts, each inspired by the deeper layers.
I start with a core element – an artifact of my emotions or ideas – then I build a sculpture around that, then another around that, then more. The static idea of sculpture can then become a living expression – simulacrum of an evolving consciousness. Time and experience inspire successive new layers. It is never completed. It can only be put aside or released to the world outside the studio. Outside of my control it can gain new layers from interaction with the environment of future owners, or if discarded, decay and gradually reveal the layers it contains until gone.
Email: ctmoraga@gmail.com
Website: palimpsesteum.com
Instagram: claytonmoraga
