Collectively, the four pieces in this series represent what I call the ‘socially acceptable mental illnesses'; those false ideas and ideals that we’ve been programmed into accepting, through which we assure our own misery and downfall. They are not intended to be direct representations of the horsemen of Revelation, nor interpretations of the biblical descriptions; however, each piece could maybe be considered a muddled version of their combined dominions. Each contains the seeds of the others--ultimately they all ride together. My vision of the modern apocalypse is that we are being conditioned into destroying ourselves and each other; psychologically manipulated for generation after generation; our heads filled with so many rubbish ideas for such a long time that we can’t separate ourselves from the allure of it for long enough to realize that it’s all garbage rooted in death.
More than half of the materials used to create them is recycled or upcycled--things destined for the trash, purchased from charity thrift shops, leftover from previous projects, or picked up on my walks in the woods. The deer skulls were all found in the wilderness. They are stuffed with Genuine Scapolite, Magnesium Ore, Sardonyx, Opal, Nantan Meteorite, Aquamarine, Iolite, Pietersite, and Chrysotile; as well as a blend of herbs. Purchased new materials include paint, glue, cotton thread, and some of the ribbons. The stands are made from upcycled 1950’s encyclopedias and drift wood. This is piece 1 of 4. Measures over 3 feet tall! Includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Shipping and insurance is included.
"Illusion, delusion, and all the ways we fool ourselves: heads so full of sh*t; claiming it’s enlightenment--exploding skulls, as mentally we implode. Caught in webs of sparkly ideas and feel good things--we like it, we believe it, we do it, and so will you if you know what’s right. Life is lost in an incessant stream of things that matter not; plagued by programmed thought. But you’re oh so smart, professing ideas that aren’t your own with your recycled point of view. Everything imagined as intellectualized, idealized; so many superficial connections we’ve been disconnected from the Truth and fabricated a “greater” one of our own. Lost in a fantasy, convinced it’s the only possible reality--you know so much don’t you? Think those thoughts to death--the death of you."
