NAME
Melancholy Barbecue

 

DATE CREATED
2008

 

DIMENSIONS
Height: 29 inches
Width: 17.5 inches

 

MATERIAL & PARTS 
handwritten musical paper, glass rods,
glass decanteur stoppers, keys, 
hardware store rack, 
glass photographic negative

 

Description 
There are a number of musical related representations in this piece, besides the musical paper included just below the glass photographic negative. The glass bars that run horizontally "through" back of the photo is representational of the bars of a musical staff. The keys at the bottom are representational of quarter notes. The glass stoppers at the top might represent whole notes. These representations seem to be in contradiction to the rather stern or severe people represented in the photo at the center. Notice the little girl in black in contrast to the 2 women and little boy in white.