Clayton Bailey
Justin Novak
Misty Gamble
Well what else can you say about figures that say so much. Is there such thing as going too far? Clayton Bailey himself said he doesn't like to look at his "murder victim" figure... the critics said 'God has turned his face away from Clayton Bailey'. Wow, what a review, he got Gods attention?! But there it is...it had to be made..it needed to be said. In a society were everything is kept so pent up, laying things right out on the table , is cathartic...and controversial. Under the guise of silliness these playful figures are able to address the complex and disturbing mutations of human civilization. heavy stuff. You can write a novel or instead capture a thousand words with a picture...or even better, bring an image into concrete reality through sculpture. The best thing about figure sculpture for me is that you can literally make "people" do whatever you want. So why not capture the absurd fleeting moments and emotions that no one else is supposed to see?
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