MIGGY BUCK : Statement


	Having lived in a large city for the last 18 years, I've had the unique opportunity to study the body’s physical and metaphysical characteristics on a daily basis. I am always drawn to the variety of characters who walk down the streets and I greatly value my daily encounters with the diverse cross section of people of all ages, races, and economic classifications that make up an urban environment. Within this variety, I find it particularly fascinating to explore the commonalities that make us human. Utilizing the body, my goal is to create work that stimulates interpersonal communication, curiosity and humor. I like to play with the viewer’s preconceived notions on ordinary topics, such as architecture, nature, popular culture and identity. Interested in mass appeal, I draw on these themes to cross demographic and psychographic boundaries. In addition to using a vocabulary everybody can relate to, I utilize beauty to increase the public appeal of my work. The majority of my pieces take place outside, readily available to passersby. For the same reason, I prefer to work with common building materials such as cement, steel, wood and plaster to sculpt the refined forms that contribute to my installations. By combining traditional sculpture, technology and human nature, my work engages the viewer through the comfort of the familiar, then challenges them with the unexpected.