Wheel of Life
Steel and bronze
8’6” x 6 feet x 16 inches
$10,000

Charles Pilkey
Charlotte, NC

“Like much of my work, “Wheel of Life” is about the interconnected, co-evolving relationship between humans, nature and technology. It is derived from the Buddhist symbol for the cycle of suffering that all life must endure - suffering, which the Buddhists believe, can only be eliminated through enlightenment. The sculpture symbolizes our emergence from nature, the rise of technology, the development of ever more destructive technologies and finally the end of civilization. Then the cycle begins again. But the question remains, ‘Will we find the wisdom to free ourselves from the cycle of suffering and destruction?’”