AUSTIN, Texas – Texas artist, Bob Bacon, will be the Lone Star State’s only exhibitor at this year’s Burning Man art event to be held in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, Nevada August 25-September 1. Approximately 300 artists from around the world will exhibit their artwork at the event which has an expected audience of 48,000.
Burning Man is an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance. This year’s art theme—American Dream—is about nationality, identity and the nature of patriotism.
Bob will be exhibiting his 7,500 pound, 57-foot long steel sculpture “Primordial Fish”. The work, which will appear as a fossil imprint on the desert floor, is a celebration of the power of life and ideas.
“The American dream is wide-open spaces; sun, sand, sea and the freedom to live and express yourself in your own way,” explained Bob. “The Primordial Fish project comes out of our need for rest, recovery and renewal after a traumatic life event.”
In 2006, Bob’s 48-year old wife, Annie, suffered a massive stroke. Annie and Bob have been in a recovery, rehabilitation, and rediscovery mode ever since. This catastrophic event forced him to rethink the value of life. His art is an outlet and part of his own recovery through the ups and downs of stroke.
Following the Burning Man event, the sculpture will be exhibited at Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Art Park.
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