Robert E Gigliotti Studio, Bow, WA
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A multi function sculpture studio, set up for preparing patterns for bronze castings, fabricating metal of all types and stone carving.
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Robert E Gigliotti
I approach sculpture from two different perspectives. First, I try to
make each piece interesting on a purely visual level. Secondly, I
attempt to use symbolism from the physical world, mythology and
spiritual practices to challenge the viewer’s paradigms about our
relationship to each other, to our environment and to the universe. In
my opinion, the unveiling of the true Self and, consequently, nondual
Spirit is the ultimate goal of art. You can substitute the word God, Tao,
or whatever, for Spirit but it’s basically about the realization that “All is
One” that I’m getting at. Nondual spiritual practices suggest that any
separation we perceive between ourselves and others or any part of
the physical or spiritual realms is an illusion. I think that this is
intuitively what artists are doing when they create art. It represents an
attempt to go from the finite self to the timeless Self. This type of art
is sometimes called transpersonal art. It occurred to me recently that
what I am attempting could be called “visual koan”. The intent of a
written koan is to instill the understanding that the separation between
subject and object is an illusion. Some of my artwork is a visual
attempt at this type of practice. Purely representational art can expand
ones consciousness as well, if it captures a timeless moment because
Spirit itself is timeless; meaning not time everlasting but beyond time.
I believe that any art that disarms you, makes you smile, or makes
you think, is successful. At the very least, most artists hope for an
emotional response to their work; I love it, I hate it, it makes me
feel…etc. It’s not uncommon, however, for two viewers to get radically
different impressions of a work. I hope my work will inspire you in
some way.
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