Artifacts from a Former World by Dan Woodard

Archetypes...Myths...Rituals. For as long as I can remember, I have been intrigued and fascinated by the evocative nature of these concepts. In this series, I have recreated the numinous quality of subconsciously shared images, stories, and ceremonial rites. The sculptures, themselves, are composed of abstract forms that are covered with a rich, textural surface. The end result is a complex organic piece that evokes a sense of ancient artifacts or ritualistic objects from some unknown culture. My goal is to have the viewer feel a sense of familiarity with the piece...a sense of having experienced this before. I believe this feeling of déjà vu arises from both the collective unconscious and a mystical center we all share.

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