2007-03-12T10:35:00.000-07:00

as-sem-blage : a composition made of various materials.

- the act of combining commonplace materials and everyday objects; some new & purchased, others discarded & recycled.
- sources for materials include hardware stores, lumber yards, roadsides, city parks, vacant city lots, fields & forests.

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Title: Silver Seventh Sunflower; from the series: "Inner-City Sunflowers"
Dimensions: 65 x 65 x 22cms
Materials: discarded tire, nails & screws, plywood, paint.
Dated: 2002

Title: Lone Star 4th of July
Dimensions: 65 x 65 x 22cms
Materials: discarded tire, nails & screws, plywood, paint.
Dated: July 2007

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Title: Spiral Split
Dimensions: 60 x 60 x 7cms
Materials: tree trunk cross-section, nails & screws, paint.
Dated: 2006

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Title: Star Stack Split
Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 30cms
Materials: 3 tree trunk cross-sections, nails & screws, paint.
Dated: 2006

The Stars & Stripes Series

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Title: Flag 4 Gitmo
Dimensions: 110 x 135cms
Materials: discarded fencing, wire, paint.
Dated: 2005

"National honor is national property of the highest value."
James Monroe, former President of the USA.

With the 21st Century and the "War on Terror" we have entered a new era with major changes in both US domestic and foreign policy.
- The Bush Administration's response to global threats, both real and perceived.
- Creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
- The Patriot Act legislation.
- Creation of a new class of prisoner that re-defines the rules for imprisonment, torture, and tribunals.
- The justification of the War in Iraq as part of the "War on Terror".
- The re-evaluation of US immigration policy.

These events and changes pushed me to re-examine the US flag and its symbolism. Living in Switzerland since August 2003 presented a unique opportunity for me to watch from afar and reflect on the impact of these changes.

I am a US Citizen, born in Illinois on a US Air Force base.
My ancestors immigrated from Europe and Canada starting in the mid-19th until the early 20th century.

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Title: Flag of Changing Colors
Dimensions: 153 x 200cms
Materials: wooden stakes, various hardware pieces, paint.
Dated: 2006

Articulated; each stripe or spear can spin independently.
Each stripe or spear has two sides painted in the US Flag's colors and two sides painted in the complementary color. Blue vs Orange. Red vs Green. White vs Black.

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Title: Flag 4 21st Century
Dimensions: 93 x 120cms
Materials: discarded fencing, wire, paint.
Dated: 2005

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Title: Flag Without Wind (Drapeau san vent)
Dimensions: 203 cms length (longeur)
Materials: discarded fencing, various hardware pieces, paint.
Dated: 2005

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