The Making of "The March"
I have been saving, making, and gathering components for this sculpture for about 10 years. The wheels came from the garage door to my old studio. At one point I replaced the garage door with french doors (given to me) and kept the guide wheels. I left them outdoors for a few years, and then retrieved them from under leaves, and soil. I have been making the heads one or two at a time for at least the past five or six years. I kept collecting them in an empty can of quince jam that eventually overflowed with heads. I made them out of polyurethane, glue, epoxy and bronze powder, and many other materials.
The small cement bases were made over a five day period. I made them in two batches, and let them cure for a few days before removing them from the little forms. I wanted to use sand mix, but bought 120 Lbs of regular cement by mistake. The bases are more interesting because of this, but my back hurt for two days from mixing the cement. To mix the cement in my partially outfitted studio I borrowed a stick, and used a small bucket. I mixed it by the lake to reduce the dust in my studio. The wires, or thin metal rods that represent the bodies of the marchers, are actually welding rods that I use with oxy-acetylene welding (some siblings of the rods were melted to weld the base). The heads were painted with two to three different colors per head to give them depths, and make them interesting, mysterious. The heads are also anatomically incorrect which adds to the imbalance of the sculpture.
Title: The March
Artist: Ari Hirschman
Date of artwork: 3/2005
Steel, Polyurethane, copper, epoxy, found objects, glue (sculptural), acrylic paints, concrete, wood.
Sculpture: 60x30x90 cm (approximate)
Series Information: Up to 5 similar, but not equal sculptures will be made. The one for sale is #1/5.
Price: On Request
