| The tragic figure is
at once St. George and the Dragon, hero and anti-hero, the perpetrator and
the victim. Is he pushing the sword in or pulling out? The figure is locked
in a possibly inescapable yet somehow miraculously solvable problem. From
1981 to 1988 Ringsby from migraines that were ruining his life. He was successfully
treated with acupuncture and the headaches never returned. Roman Wilderness
Of Pain, 1990 was created by the artist in an effort to ascertain the
origin of his affliction. The sculpture has been permanently installed in
Acupuncturist Dr. Wm. Jia Gottlieb's office in Boulder, Colorado, where
Ringsby was cured. In addition to the artist's original intent, and as of
quite a few years now, the doctor has used this sculpture in his practice
as a meditative object. |
