Art of Action Work:
The Disneyfication of Vermont
80"h x 45"w - vacuuformed Kydex plastic over polyurethane foam base sculpture painted with acrylics, freestanding on attached easel
The idea for this piece came out of the statewide interviews
conducted by the Council on Rural Development as they asked Vermonters to
consider their thoughts and concerns about the issues facing the State and its
future. It was expressed through the context of "we don't want Vermont to become
another Disneyland." In other words, a tourist attraction; a place where the
land and the people as well as its heritage are groomed and staged for the
entertainment of a segment of society who come here to experience what they "think"
Vermont should be like. It was from there that I built the concept of the State
as one big amusement park.
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