The Right-Turn series is a body of work from 2005 - 2010 that examined the American identity through the lens of cars, sports, entertainment, and oil consumption. Stemming from the patriotic hyperbole following 9/11 (and the illegal and misguided war waged in Iraq that followed), these pieces sought to highlight the hypocrisy and fallacy of the extreme “patriotism” that continues to permeate the political and social discourse still happening in America today.
The culmination of the series was presented in a large-scale solo exhibition at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art entitled Intersections in 2010. The exhibition's centerpiece included artistic sculptural renditions of the cars highlighted in the iconic 10-minute + long car chase scene from the 1968 movie Bullet starring Steve McQueen.
Glare
Glare (detail)
Gleam
Gleam (detail)
Over
Over (detail)
Under
Under (detail)
Unseen
Unseen (detail)
Seen
Seen (detail)
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Average (detail)
Odds @ Culture exhibition | 2005 | Mainsite Art Gallery | Installation view
Right-Turn | 2005 | Welded steel | 216" x 78" x 48" | 549cm x 198cm x 122cm | Mainsite Gallery installation (original configuration)
Right-Turn | Kansas City installation | 2007
Right-Turn | Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition installation GRAND PRIZE award | Appalachian State University, Boone, NC | 2007
Right-Turn | Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program installation | Longwood University | Farmville, VA | 2009
Bedfellows (Bullet) | 2010 | Welded and treated steel, welded and brushed aluminum | OKC Museum of Art "Intersections" | 432" x 72" x 60" | 1097cm x 183cm x 152cm
Passenger | 2010 | Welded and painted steel, play pit balls | OKC Museum of Art "Intersections" | 192" x 60" x 48" | 488cm x 152cm x 122cm
Elevation | 2010 | Welded steel, laser etched acrylic, lighting | OKC Museum of Art "Intersections" | 180" x 48" x 24" | 457cm x 122cm x 61cm
Elevation | 2010 | detail
Facade | 2010 | Welded and coated steel, vinyl lattice, silk flowers | OKC Museum of Art "Intersections" | 180" x 72" x 48" | 457cm x 183cm x 122cm
Facade | 2010
Pitch | 2010 | Wood and roofing shingles | OKC Museum of Art "Intersections" | 72" x 36" x 24" | 183cm x 92cm x 61cm
Pitch | 2010
Intersections | 2010 | Installation view