Incendiary

2009,
Stainless Steel, 2200 x 600 x 600mm

Strong, playful, immaculate, Artwork is a bomb, partner to the rocket Squeeze Me (Offensive) at Brick Bay.

An admiration for the aerodynamic purity and formal beauty of the 'grand slam' bombs and rockets designed by Barnes Wallis during World War II motivated McCracken to create these striking sculptures.

Commonly associated with war, power and fear, the artist lightens these ‘heavy’ objects by creating them to resemble inflatable toys, and paints them with colours taken from the socks of school boys.