Jack Crossing

6th Avenue – Jack Crossing

In an interview by emptykingdom.com Crossing identifies his meaning behind 6th avenue as “rising above your surroundings and not caring what anyone else thought.” This can be interpreted in several ways.

There is a literal meaning where the subject could be actually floating or the theoretical interpretations. One theoretical way of looking at it would be to “rise above” the hate and judgment of others and just get on with life. As we can see the Astronaut has flames coming off his back though he looks relaxed, walking casually as if everything is fine.

Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 1975,
Photograph: Aubrey Powell and Peter Christopherson

When his image of “6th Avenue” and Thorgerson’s “Wish you were here” album cover are compared, you can clearly see where crossing has received his inspiration for the piece.

Crossing explains in an interview by Leah Claire Gallagher that his main influences are “the likes of storm thorgerson, with his surrealist work for some of the biggest bands in the world. I’m also really inspired by modern art, Damien hirst has produced some beautiful work during his career, the scale and size of his work is immense.”

You can read the rest of this interview at: http://leahclairegallagher.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/jack-crossing-interview/

The photograph shown below depicts a rubbish dump on top of which a heavenly like statue is placed.

Untitled 2 – Jack Crossing

This can show how in the modern day society with the culture of throwing old away and buying new items such as these statues which depending on the material may have been produced cheaply, can then end up in a dump. It could also be reflecting how we no longer value or respect the traditions of religion like those gone before us, therefore it has been thrown out of society as old news.