Charlotte's first art installation ;-)
June 25, 2012
from the artist
The piece is entitled Yesteryear and
it harkens back to the simplicity of days long gone. I struggled with
the composition for several weeks before settling on this arrangement.
The horse faces west, evoking a time when man's expansion was westward
along the Earth instead of upward from it. It was deliberately left in
an unadulterated state, free from the synthetic chemicals that make up
the bulk of modern paints and stains. The natural wood grain on the head
produces a horse that appears blinded to what the future holds. The
teacup and spoon was a late addition. Early settlers didn't have much
beyond the basic necessities, yet they managed fine. Property was
carried in one's saddles, not socked away in safe-deposit boxes or
litigated in obscure jurisdictions. Resolutions were sacred promises not
standards like 1080p, a quad-core processor was no more than four sets
of hands, Apples were fruits and Windows were glass. Yesteryear is meant as a reminder of the way things were.
