MARY NAGLE Statement
My work is about memory, and the infinite possibilities of the ordinary and everyday.
I am drawn to the seemingly inconsequential and the disregarded - materials and objects,
both man made and natural, that have been thrown away, given away, fallen away or
worn away. These sometimes fragmented, broken or damaged objects and materials are
reworked and juxtaposed to make small sculptural forms and relief compositions.
These works act as metaphors for the fragility of our lives and the tenacity of the human
spirit, and evoke an emotional resonance that suggests memory and the vulnerability
of human existence. Whether it is weathered steel, twisted wire, worn plastic, burnt
tin, broken, rusty or perished fragments, or organic materials, plants, flowers and roots
collected in my environment, these are a constant source of inspiration, particularly as
they, with the passage of time and the effect of the elements, display an extraordinary
richness of visual qualities as they deteriorate, or in the case of natural forms, as they
wither, fade and die.
My work is made from a large range of materials and processes including fragments and
found objects, metal, human hair, paper, clay, wood, plastic, glass, natural forms, copper,
bone, involving a wide range of processes, including 2D, relief and 3D construction,
casting, handbuilding, painting, gilding and sewing.
I am drawn to the seemingly inconsequential and the disregarded - materials and objects,
both man made and natural, that have been thrown away, given away, fallen away or
worn away. These sometimes fragmented, broken or damaged objects and materials are
reworked and juxtaposed to make small sculptural forms and relief compositions.
These works act as metaphors for the fragility of our lives and the tenacity of the human
spirit, and evoke an emotional resonance that suggests memory and the vulnerability
of human existence. Whether it is weathered steel, twisted wire, worn plastic, burnt
tin, broken, rusty or perished fragments, or organic materials, plants, flowers and roots
collected in my environment, these are a constant source of inspiration, particularly as
they, with the passage of time and the effect of the elements, display an extraordinary
richness of visual qualities as they deteriorate, or in the case of natural forms, as they
wither, fade and die.
My work is made from a large range of materials and processes including fragments and
found objects, metal, human hair, paper, clay, wood, plastic, glass, natural forms, copper,
bone, involving a wide range of processes, including 2D, relief and 3D construction,
casting, handbuilding, painting, gilding and sewing.
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