When Colin Nesbit saw a large grouping of Tyler Meadows Davis’ sculptures he commented that “the exhibition seemed like a “sort of cemetery” in the sense that these pieces resemble grave markers, homage to the experiences, choices, and even mistakes of some unspecified group of individuals.”
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Accumulation No. 2, mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass, Jarrah
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“Encasing the stacks within openings in the steel forms, suspended motionless, suggests a completed sentence, an experiential documentation of sorts that cannot be added to or taken from.” Tyler Meadows Davis
Accumulation No. 3, mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass, Jarrah
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“I am drawn to steel as a medium for the rich earth tones created on its surface through oxidation, a process with strong metaphoric parallels to the natural process of physical entropy by which we as humans are also bound. Glass intrigues me because it appears to receive, contain, and give off light—a substance often associated with spiritual themes.” Tyler Meadows Davis
Accumulation No. 29, mild steel, stainless steel, laminated glass, Jarrah
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“It is my hope that the work might serve as a catalyst for the contemplation of the significance of spiritual experiences which we amass over the course of our life journey, simply provide a quiet moment where questions concerning these accumulations and how they relate to those of fellow humans, though possibly not definitively answered, might at least be asked.” Tyler Meadows Davis
For Davis, the act of stacking glass symbolizes the way we make choices and accumulate life experiences, one at a time over the course of our lives. The Utah native enjoys the meditative nature of the process – “the consistent repetition of stacking similar objects, with each piece leaving an emerging pattern below while filling an increasingly narrow void of possibility.” Something to think about as we begin a new week. [/private_archives]
