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WIND INSTRUMENTS
By Mike Roig
The sculptures of Carborro artist Mike Roig embrace a blend of geometric and organic elements. In Wind Instruments fluid arcs and swaying lines combine with the rigid solidity of angles and steel straight edges.
A favorite material of the artist, steel offers options ranging from heavy durability, earthen solidity, delicate balance, and glistening brilliance. Together, these possibilities take flight from the mind and hands of the artist. What emerges are expressive works that interact with their surrounding environment through physical kinetic attachments as well as visual motion.
The creative planning process of Mike Roig is direct, and active. Rather than sketching and planning, the artist describes his process as a “lively, memorable trek.” Roig prefers to rely on his mind’s eye to bring together physical materials, tools, and artistic insight to develop his creative explorations.
Concerning his work, Roig writes: “Making art is a process of thinking in tangible materials, forming stray images that pass through the mind into solid substance …Creativity is a journey where knowledge must be accumulated and employed in a seamless cycle.”
Mike Roig attended the University of Maryland, where he specialized in drawing, sculpture, and printmaking. The artist has exhibited for twenty years throughout the region, including shows in Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and his hometown of Carrboro.
A prominent public artist in the Southeast region, Roig completed Glimpses of the Promised Land in 2006, a commission by the Raleigh Arts Commission for the City of Raleigh. Other public sculptures can be seen in New York, Virginia, and across North Carolina. Wind Instruments is sponsored by DISTINCTIVE NATURESCAPES of Salisbury, North Carolina.
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