Glen Martin Taylor (American, b.1941)
Easterbunnygod
Overcoming the Thirst
The Reluctance
Self-Inflicted
Heart Scissors
Grandpa's Gift
Holy Fuck
Supper Was Not an Option
Bowl of Colored Pencils
Stone Soup
The Cutter
Detached
Knife in Cup
Kintsugi Bones
Plate of Chains
Glen Martin Taylor has mastered the Japanese technique of repairing broken ceramics — Kintsugi — though instead of powdered gold, he uses nails or wires. However, Kintsugi is not just about mending cracked ceramics. It is an aspect of the concept of wabi-sabi, the beauty of imperfect. It deals not only with aesthetics. According to this philosophy, you need not hide your scars, including the spiritual ones, but recognize them as an important part of your life. The scars left where the wounds used to be can become a reminder of one’s indomitability.
“Many of my art pieces deal with the subject of being broken. No person gets through life unscarred. By visualizing the manifestation of my inner broken state, I can heal. If it helps someone else, it helps close the healing circle, too.
Many things around us seem convoluted and nonsensical, but art, perhaps, can help us make sense of our lives.
My works are about how imperfect we are. Many things around us seem convoluted and nonsensical, but art, perhaps, can help us make sense of our lives, find wholeness in our brokenness, and forgive ourselves for simply being humans.” — Glen Martin Taylor
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