I don’t know if the liquid polymer that abstract painter Whitney Vosburgh uses is the same as, a distant cousin of or not even remotely related to the liquid polymer that is known to the polymer clay community, but his work bears watching and I relate to the message he is trying to convey.
Liquid Polymer, Exploded Bullet Casings, 12″x12″x4″
Plastic is the perfect metaphor for the American Dream and Experience. Americans live a full life – full of mass manufactured experiences. We do almost anything to avoid looking deep within ourselves, or at what’s really happening around us. We spend precious energy in pursuit of perfection through pre-packaged experiences: plastic experiences are often wrapped in plastic, and are paid for in plastic. Yet, we are never satisfied.
