“Grooming the Ocean Wave (The Winning Ticket)” Cory McMahon
Art is life or death for an artist; for, if creation stops they are expelled to that as non-artist. The artist's life frames all aspects as potential material. Within the (art) object is the potential for a shift in perspective after its encounter.
The lottery ticket is an object that society encircles; each participant projects their individual needs onto it. The terms are clear. Immediately upon winning, you are somewhere new. Your place is altered. This potential is suspended when the intended action is not performed onto the ticket.
The ticket is now pointing to the anticipation of its function or anticipation as function. The reality not only lies within its true odds, but the projection that the viewer places upon it. The ticket is a transformational object prior to its revealing moment.
For "Grooming the Ocean Wave (The Winning Ticket)" Cory is proposing that the act of creation contains real potential for transformation shared between artist, object and viewer. He aims to separate this "real" potential itself from a mere representation or image.
Cory McMahon is an inter media artist that lives and works in Las Vegas. At the center of his work lies the constant existential question of art's efficacy in broader contexts. Cory blurs the line between art and life, and challenges the conventions of where material begins and ends.
