"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
The Shepherd (2008)
The Shepherd, 2008
Wood, foam, epoxy clay, epoxy resin, mirror, glue, horse hair, paint, metal wire, glass beads, quartz, synthetic pine branches, pine cones; 147 x 72 x 48 inches
Photo: Ellen Page Wilson
Courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
© David Altmejd
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