Up for Hope
2020
Aluminum Sheet Metal - 0.019", Epoxy, Weights, 1/4" Steel Wire
57 x 27 x 18"

Artist Peter Moen believes that things will improve because we know that the issues we have today have an expiration date; Up Arrow is meant to embody and remind us of the hope that we have. We have handled the issues of stay at home, loss of income, stock market crash, and the horror of Covid-19 in a way that no one could have foreseen. People are asking, “ what can we do to help.” Health care workers have gone to any lengths to do their jobs, risking their lives to heal others. The form of the artwork is an aluminum sheet metal arrow symbol usually seen in text or diagrams to indicate direction. It is a ubiquitous construct, frequently seen by all thousands of times. Moen’s message in Up Arrow is that whatever problem comes up, we will make things better than we could imagine. As we look at the public artwork we see the reflections of heroes, our neighbors, and ourselves rising to any challenge.

Heads

Katsumi
Oil on modeling paste on styrofoam, and oil on plastic
​9" x 6" x 6" 
This is a nearly lifesize sculpture of my friend Katsumi's head. His grandfather was a Samurai! Now we share a love for coffee.

Random Man
Oil on modeling paste on styrofoam, and oil on plastic
​11" x 6" x 8" 
This is a sculpture of a man's head that is not representative of any individual in particular.