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As the Battle Rages
Specifications:
20"H x 13"W x 9"D
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Scott’s Piece Description
“As the battle rages…” The world often knows no difference. Money is made, romance pursued, futures are planned.
“As the battle rages…” a mother’s prayer goes heavenward.
“As the battle rages…” a younger brother picks up his first date.
“As the battle rages…” A sweetheart tries on a new dress she knows he’ll love.
On foreign lands, native soil, air, sea and water – battles rage.
In our minds and for our hearts – battles rage.
For our souls – BATTLES RAGE.
As the battle rages…each soldier becomes isolated in a private war – mostly within his own mind. An acute awareness of all his resources (i.e. his training, his comrades, his commanding officer, his weapons, the land) flash through his mind like lightning. Survival, victory, honor, death – which shall be tasted today? The soldier often finds himself part of life on a grand scale, however, it’s the individual moments that define his life. He accepts the hardships, the drudgery, the discipline and despair – he knew they existed when he signed on; however, when it counts the most, in that critical hour, the soldier asks of his country, “Don’t waste my life needlessly”.
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Curator Review
As the Battle Rages draws the viewer into a moment of intense upheaval, where motion and uncertainty collide. In this dynamic composition, Scott Rogers captures a soldier and horse suspended in near-chaos—forms twisting upward, balance seemingly lost, yet resolve unbroken. The upward thrust of the rifle and the arched tension of the horse create a powerful diagonal that drives the eye and amplifies the sense of urgency.
Rogers’ textured surface and compressed form heighten the emotional weight, suggesting not just physical conflict, but the inner turmoil each soldier carries. There is no clear ground, no steady footing—only the immediacy of the moment. In this way, the sculpture moves beyond depiction, becoming a meditation on the individual experience within the vast, relentless tide of battle.
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