Michael Campbell - Manifest Destiny: the Peacemaker - Mixed Media

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Last updated 22 dezembro 2024

Michael Campbell - Manifest Destiny: the Peacemaker - Mixed Media

Details About Firearm Replica, Metal, Wood, Epoxy Clay, Plastic 18 x 14 x 4 in. © 2022 Wall-hanging sculpture Michael Campbell lives and works in the San Francisco Bay-Area. He grew up in the Midwest in the 1970's amid the handicraft movement with a home full of macramé, decoupage, and paper-mâché. 1,600 miles away from Haight-Ashbury, he made God's eyes in Cub Scouts and glued macaroni onto wooden crosses in Sunday School. From an early age, handcrafted objects and the divine were connected. "My work explores our connection to the mysterious fungi kingdom. I’m curious about death and what lies beyond. As decomposers of dead, organic matter, mushrooms are symbols of the imminent life and death process. They release enzymes to feed on dead, organic matter. It’s a fascinating juxtaposition; an organism that cleans and clears away dead matter and an entheogen that