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My Culture, My Art: Bob Haozous (1990-04-04)
About this film
Soft-spoken Bob Haozous allows his work to speak for itself. His large metal sculptures often cross ecological, sociological, and political boundaries. He is not concerned with just form and line, he also strives to create work of an environmental nature. Haozous often employs animals, modern inventions like the airplane, and the motif of "mother earth." He uses the relationship between natural and technological forces to illustrate the coexistence of man and machine. Haozous doesn't point a finger of blame for the desecration of the earth; rather he admits participation in the polluting process. His Native American culture also plays a large part in the construction of his steelworks. Haozous' sculptures emit a sense of warmth, humor, and an artist with a big heart. Artist Profile: When most of us think of explosives, we think of destruction; however, detonographer Evelyn Rosenberg has transformed dynamite into a tool of beauty. Her explosions fuse metal against the impressions on a cast. The result? A unique molding of metals that mesh to create colorful pieces that have been exhibited throughout the world.
Directors & creators
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Bob Haozous, Evelyn Rosenberg, KNME, Dartmouth College, Native American art, metal sculpture, environmental art, social commentary, cultural identity, indigenous rights, artistic philosophy, political art, modernism, detonography
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