DANGER TOY LOVE GUN
by Sean O'Meallie | March 26 - June 20, 2010
Danger is at play in Sean O’Meallie’s sculpture. The Colorado Springs artist reminds us that our childhood fascination with guns and bombs may not be something we so easily outgrow. But that is only the beginning of the narrative in this selection of O’Meallie’s work; he weaves us in, out, and around issues of national, individual, and artistic identity. In his exquisitely-crafted sculpture, O’Meallie celebrates the reconciliation of opposites, and despite his playfully familiar forms and bright colors, the artist draws our attention to the grayness of contemporary life’s struggles.
“These objects are meant to be enjoyed and to stimulate thought,” said O’Meallie. “They are dangerous, no doubt. My interest in the anatomy of physical forms and their underlying systems, and my background in toy inventing are melded in these objects along with whatever the world was pounding into my head at the time and should only be contemplated with extreme caution.”
