Debbie Korbel
Crowvid-19
May 2020
Cardboard and wire
36" H x 18" W x 17" D
Since we are all caged at the moment I thought creating a sculpture that suggested the ability to fly free seemed appealing. The crow has been used as both a positive and negative symbol. Because of it's black color and penchant for carrion it has been seen as a bad omen; a harbinger of death. Conversely, it has also been used as a positive symbol of mystery, change and transformation.
Like many, I have been sequestered at home. "Crovid-19" was created on my kitchen table using materials I don't normally use in my work--cardboard and wire, because they don't require a mold, firing, casting or many of the tools I have at my studio. I wasn't sure if I could realize my idea by creating the piece in cardboard--so it was a little experiment for me as well.
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