Status: Not for Sale
Application: Indoor/Outdoor
Signed: KR2016
“Conundrum” is an abstract sculpture that is comprised of new materials, reclaimed materials and found objects, and it is reflective of my decades long obsession with attempting to understand the universe around us. The piece strives to explore the concept of infinity and the conundrum it often presents within the confines of the four dimensions of the spacetime continuum of our universe. To reflect that conundrum, I have turned the infinity symbol from the horizontal plane it is normally represented in, to a vertical plane and I’ve placed it within the confines of a circle, to represent the confines of a dimensional existence.
The piece sits atop a single-vortex shaped base that sits outside the dimensional confines of the piece, representing the gravitational vortexes often found in our Universe and the black holes and “singularities” that theoretically exists at their centers. Singularities are just one example of the “infinity” conundrums that exist in our Universe. The stainless steel disc that is located at the point where the outer edge of the circle joins the center of the base to the vortex, represents the illumination of “where the answers might be” for the “conundrum” … in the conundrum itself.
As my obsession with theoretical physics deepened, and my contemplation with the “conundrum” grew into regular studies, the sculpture Conundrum came to represent part of a solution that I hope to bring to light in the not to distant future. And, in this evolution of understanding that my studies have produced, the circle in Conundrum has also come to represent mathematical “zero” and its intrinsic connection I now believe it has with “infinity.”
Anytime that I can use my art to represent the conundrums that exist in our Universe and our existence, I will.
With the exception of the infinity sign, Conundrum is primarily constructed of found objects. The outer ring that represents the confines of our dimensional universe is a wagon wheel ring from a horse-drawn carriage from the 1800’s. The single-vortex base, that represents the black hole upon which the dimensional universe rests, is a found solid steel object that is three inches thick. The stainless steel circle that represents where the answers to the conundrum can be found is a found piece of 1/4″ thick stainless steel, that was round in shape when I found it. The piece was cut in half and polished.
Pieces like Conundrum are suitable for indoor and outdoor applications. Conundrum measures 55″ tall, by 53″ wide and 18″deep.
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© 2016 – Kirt Rebello
