Through August 2010, Winston-Salem sculptor Don Green's metal artworks will be on display in Waterworks' Stanback and Cook Sensory Gardens. Green's exhibition fits well into a natural setting, considering the sculptor's philosophy of art. God's creation, nature, and cycles of death and regeneration provide creative inspiration; one can clearly see the artist's interest in death, decay, and erosion in his sculpture's rusting surfaces. When exposed to oxygen, metals containing iron will naturally form iron oxide, i.e., rust. The act of rusting, a natural form of chemical evolution, establishes an important symbol of the altering effects of time and nature.
Both the natural world and the more immediate cultural landscape of our everyday lives are constantly changing. Part of Green's artistic goal is to leave his small mark within this dynamic world. Through his work, the artist hopes to leave a small legacy of his own percetpions and creativity so that others may have a glimpse into his mind.
Don Green has an advertising art degree from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, a BFA from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, and a MFA from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been a member of Art Works Gallery Co-Op since 1994. Green is represented by Gallery 9 of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and Art Works Gallery of Winston-Salem. In addition to the Waterworks' exhibition, Don Green's sculpture Tecton #9 may be viewed in Magnolia Park off West Innes Street in downtown Salisbury as part of the 2009-10 Salisbury Sculpture Show.
