A calm circus rider is perched on horse which rides on a base which holds geometric, robotic dancers moving swiftly through space.  This work perhaps echoes themes of control and balance contrasting with the barely controlled forces of motion.  The poetry of an artist’s vision is suggested to be a combination of balance and free flowing, exciting forces.  The philosophy of Descartes meets the philosophy of Zen in this playful yet serious sculpture.  (This work is matched with a large circus wagon, not shown.)

— Robert Kameczura

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