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"Cherry Quarks 6_7 gilded" by Marc Bailly
12 x 12 x 12 inches
wood, paint, mixed media sculpture
$5000
Artist Statement:
This installation for "Down the Rabbit Hole" includes a rarely seen architectural model, a brass jaguar, ring camera, and two gilded cherry quarks 6_7. This compilation of objects creates a mini scene to ponder the realities of a world both beautiful and disturbing where our every movements are filmed and watched. Do you feel more safe with these cameras or do you feel like you're being watched? Or like in the movie "Minority Report" will AI takeover policing and arrest a suspect before a crime is committed?
The object here being guarded by the jaguar and watched by the ring camera are gilded Cherry Quarks part of a limited series of shaped cherry wood objects exploring faceted geometries that either figuratively or maybe literally resemble quarks, the smallest known particles in the universe. Hand cut from wild cherry harvested from the artist’s home, the original intent was to create an object of geometric complexity and shapeliness, perhaps uncommon beauty, with minimal handling and finishing.
About the Artist:
Marc Bailly is an American artist who currently resides and works in Seattle. He concentrates on creating intricately detailed surfaces, objects, and experiential installations. His work explores creating as an act of connection, harmony, and resolution of opposing forces. Taking a mundane material like plastic from “pervasive to precious” is an ongoing exploration in his work. Often rooted in the material world but thinking of loftier places, the objects created focus on material innovations, the aesthetics of affect, and the emotional impact of beautiful objects.