The Twelve

Another Carol Washburn piece, "Wasteland".

Van Martin, featuring his piece.

The basic concept of this sculpture is to represent the history of
civilization and how human development through invention, discovery, and expanding use of the earth's naturals resources lead to the industrial and modern age of mankind. According to anthropologist, the first hominids appeared approximately 4.4 million years ago, but it is only in the last couple hundred years, with our species growing exponentially, did we begin to cause significant changes in the planet
itself.

That said, the base of the sculpture, sitting on the ground, from which humanity evolved, is a stone obelisk, divided into three sections representing the Paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic stone ages. The next section is the copper, bronze and iron ages. The upper part of the sculpture is focused on the industrial, modern or the technological age.The upper portion of the sculpture is divided into three sections. The earth, two hemispheres, upper and lower, and a band consisting of objects indicative of our technological age.

At first, the earth at the center was a globe indicating countries and borders. But then it occurred to me that we should see our planet without borders, because it will require all of us to save it. So, l am painting the globe as it would appear from space.
The upper and lower hemispheres, one light and the other dark will represent the yin and yang, balance and harmony and encompass the earth. Our waste and negligence now extends beyond the planet.

The band around the two hemispheres will incorporate as much
technological materials as I can gather. It will contain electronic waste, plastics, aluminum, paper, etc., some of the most problematic materials overwhelming the landfills. It will change color from blue to red and yellow, as a metaphor for global warming.

Lucas Sams featuring his piece, "Man/Machine Interface".

My concept is "Man/Machine Interface" and deals with the symbiotic nature of modern man and machine and both of our place in nature.

In my head, the figure embodies a sort of cyber-Gaia. The piece will have a physical representation of the Earth (potentially the cosmos as well), but as of now all I have fleshed out is the central cyborg figure.