Theory of Everything Series
McConnell, in more recent years, has been displaying works constructed wholly of slip cast (see slipcasting) elements arranged into larger architectural structures. The individual forms presented in these works include such imagery as animal sculptures, Christmas trees, figures from popular culture, religious icons and faux Ming vases. These objects are derived from a bevy of plaster molds intended for the hobby ceramics industry – from which McConnell casts and fires before arranging them into larger, singular structures.
Holly Henessian describes her reaction to one of these works, Theory of Everything (Blue version), “The Virgin Mary and E.T. were shoved together with other luminous characters from TV, creating a fantasia of delight.” She also states, “His final overall forms are simple shapes such as cones or mountains that are primary to our human collective consciousness.”
In March, 2007, McConnell displayed a white version of his Theory of Everything at the Cross McKenzie Ceramic Art gallery in Washington DC. The Cross McKenzie website describes the work: “Ultimately, the finished work transcends its kitsch and commercial elements to create an architectural monument referencing Hindi Stupas and is magically imbued with a sense of spirituality. McConnell's artistic sensibility transforms Western pop cultural waste into an Eastern aesthetic worthy of worship and offerings.”
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