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Every "chair puzzle" has
a touch of humor by way of a pun or double entendre. Figuring out
the puzzle is
just a guessing game on the surface but it can be both amusing and
frustrating to the audience. Personally, I enjoy the challenge of word
games. I also enjoy the technical challenge of making an object in
clay that is a visual representation of a word, phrase or syllable.
Using a familiar icon (the chair) and the incongruities of the English
language as a spring board, I am catapulted into exciting uncharted
territories for myself as an artist. Ultimately, I'm addressing the
idea of how illusive and puzzling language can be in our often clumsy
attempts at everyday communication with one another. We might as well
laugh about it, now and then. |
Connie McCreary