Harris DONOVAN - Metal Sculpture &                                       Luminous Printing                                       on metal

ABOUT ME. I AM. WRITING ABOUT ME IS NOT EASY, AS I AM CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND EVOLVING. THE ME THAT I KNOW BEST IS AS A FATHER, PARTNER, SON AND FRIEND. THE ME AS AN ARTIST IS SECONDARY TO ALL THOSE OTHER RELATIONSHIPS. HOWEVER, SOMETIMES I AM INSPIRED, AND WHEN INSPIRED, WHETHER BY AN EMOTION, A DISTANT MEMORY,OR A WALK THROUGH THE WOODS, I INEVITABLY GRAVITATE TO THE SYMBOL OF THE HEART. I MAKE HEARTS, NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BUT PRETTY DARN CLOSE. OLD GALVANIZED TIN- I CUT, SHAPE, POUND, PUNCH, GRIND, AND PAINT INTO THE HEART THAT WANTS TO BE EXPRESSED. THE SURFACES OF THESE HEARTS BECOME METAL CANVASES IN REPOUSSE OF MY OWN SUBCOUNSCIOUS DESIRE TO FEEL THE SOaRING OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. I GUESS THAT SOMETIMES I FEEL TRAPPED/BOUND BY THE DAILY DEMANDS OF LIFE, AND MY ART IS MY EXPRESSION OF RELEASE OR ESCAPE. SPIRIT-LIKE, INTERCONNECTED FIGURES, SPIRALS, ANIMALS, AND TREES COME TO LIFE IN CELEBRATION; A DANCE. AS NO HEART IS ONE DIMENSIONAL, NEITHER ARE THESE. SOMETIMES BEHIND THE TIN THERE WILL BE TWO OR THREE MORE LAYERS, AND WITHIN THESE LAYERS THERE ARE OFTEN LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS, BY DAY, AND ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, ILLUMINATE THE DANCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.