MCM: Why did you include a scientist whose work has no connection with the art world?

LF: I included Einstein because he showed me that physical objects weren't real. I asked myself, if they are not real, what is real - there must be something about them that is real. That something is the spirit or the idea of a thing! My work is based on the spirit. It has a subject, but the subject is merely my point of departure for making a work of art. Einstein's theories helped me open new avenues of understanding. He proved that physical objects were energy vibrating at a specific rate. I reasoned that if the object is so illusive, then what is of importance about the object? I finally discovered the answer. Here's my reasoning: A rose has its physical form but what do we think of when we see a rose? We think of the feeling we get in contrast to an occasional prick of its thorns. In describing our feelings about the rose, we convey not so much the rose itself but our personal symbol of a rose. We must have the physical rose to trigger our emotions, but the important thing about the rose is our idea of the rose.

Lincoln Fox
BLESSING LITTLE BROTHER
bronze, h 10


Courtesy of Coronado Galleries
El Paso, Texas