Bending Sticks: the Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty is a new feature documentary celebrating the twenty-five year career of internationally known environmental artist Patrick Dougherty. We invite you to support our efforts to complete and distribute the film in 2012.
I think that part of my work’s allure is its impermanence, the life cycle that is built into the growth and decay of saplings. My focus has always been the process of building a work and allowing those who pass to enjoy the daily changes or drama of building a sculpture as well as the final product. However, the line between trash and treasure is thin, and the sculptures, like the sticks they are made from, begin to fade after two years. Often the public imagines that a work of art should be made to last, but I believe that a sculpture, like a good flower bed, has its season.
– Patrick Dougherty