Blind Cyclops Screaming (Entity Effigies Series)

Here’s another piece from what I’m calling my Entity Effigies, a new series of small semi/barely-figurative pieces that I’ve been constructing (with as little intervention on my part as possible) from organic found materials, and mounting them on brass rods that are slotted into locally sourced flat-bottomed stones. Fortunately, I have a few old quarries near my studio. Rather than being actual sculptures I’m considering them more as contemplation pieces, as inspiration for potential future drawings and paintings.

Blind Cyclops Screaming (Entity Effigies Series), 2025, artist Wayne Chisnall

As you can see from the photos, the head of this effigy is made from an old piece of bone – the socket section from a ball and socket joint. From certain angles the socket reminds me of an open mouth, screaming, but from others it reminds me of an eyeless eye socket, so I’ve given this one the title ‘Blind Cyclops Screaming’.

Blind Cyclops Screaming (3 views), 2025, artist Wayne Chisnall

The two-horned sections of the piece remind me of something that I can’t quite put my finger on – maybe an obscure deity or possibly a dark god from a movie or comic book. Either way, I like how there are just enough elements in this cobbling together of materials to allow for the mind to fill in the blanks and see an entity of sorts.

Blind Cyclops Screaming (Entity Effigies Series), 2025, artist Wayne Chisnall