R. SIEGEmund

Artist R.SIEGEmund returns to the Cloverdale plaza this year with a compelling new work, “B Head”. B Head is composed of mixed media: metal, wood, plastic, and fibers, and commands an entire landscape area to tell its story. SIEGEmund was last seen in the plaza at the 2005 exhibit.   

As a sculptor, SIEGEmund cleverly combines the inspirations from his life experiences with an added spice of abstraction to yield an exciting style. He has explored with various media and techniques, yet excels in the unique art-form of OriCu sculpture, the origami folding of copper into emerging human figures. Recently he has fostered an interest in larger, outdoor works.

SIEGEmund sees art as a language. Each of his pieces is created to convey a message, and to stimulate thought. His body of work invites the viewer to participate, having the goal to evoke individualistic meaning and emotions, based on the viewer’s own experiences. He believes that sculptural works use objects as the vocabulary to communicate. These objects have definitions, just as words do. By “reading” these objects, examining the inter-relations between each, the viewer can decipher the message of the sentence, the paragraph, and eventually the story of the piece.

“B Head” mixes the language of objects with the more familiar language of letters and words to communicate a narrative about the pursuit of common and personal needs.