69 + 1 = 70
7’ 2.6” x 5’ 10.8” x 4’ 3”
Granite
2017
2017 Open Studio Fellow
Artist Statement
Stone is the material I use for my creative work, and my art is inspired by Nature. Space, time, consciousness – these words describe my creative conception. Using this conception, I research nature and the processes in nature.
Stone just like me has its lifetime. It has body, personality, memories of everything it has experienced during its lifetime. Glacial bolder of the sculpture “69+1+70” represents my life, and the smaller stones that are hanging around the bolder mark each year of my life. With this work I entrust stone my life story up until the 70th year of my life.
Ojars Feldbergs
Born: Riga, Latvia, USA, 1947
Resides: Pedvale, Latvia
Education
MFA, Art Academy of Latvia, 1975