Brice Brown Q04, 2009

Artist: Brice Brown
Piece: Q04, 2009
Brown has created a sculpture of what appears to be a very battered crown. The crown is made out of aluminum and is approximately 29 inches in height and has a width of about 52 inches. The crown has been given the appearance of an object that was something once sacred but now in ruins. This could mean that a nation was defeated and left in the dust. The very fact that this sculpture has been placed on the ground for viewing creates a bigger idea that it is rubble. Aluminum is not a very strong metal as it is, it is very easily formed and changed. This sculpture being made out of aluminum creates a feeling of weakness. Half of the crown is missing from the sculpture and a very large hole is shown in a side of it. At the top there are 12 prongs at the top that are still attached. Some of them have been broken down with time. What is interesting is that with time this "aged" crown has managed to keep its perfect circles that are found at the top of the sculpture and again at the bottom.
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