My artwork has shifted in a new direction from the work I was doing during the first three years of my education. Early in college I excelled in two dimensional mediums, particularly drawing. But I began to work in other mediums that I hadn’t much previous experience with before, such as ceramics and sculpture. I became interested in creating works of art that weren’t just scenes or images of object, but an actual object, something tangible, not just an illusion.
I also wanted there to be interaction between the object and the viewer, allowing
him or her to touch and manipulate the objects, slightly effecting the composition
of the elements. This idea is intriguing to me because I have spent some time
thinking about why different types of systems, especially in reference to relationships
between individuals function the way they do. I’m interested in how the
actions of a person affect themselves and others they interact with.
The relationship between pieces of the artwork is one of the key elements
that I feature in the sculptures I have created so far have. In one of
my sculptures,
a bowl-like formation is created by five pieces linked together with strings.
Gravity attempts to make the structure fall apart but the strings and the
distribution of the mass keeps the form in shape. When the viewer moves
one of the pieces,
all of the other pieces are affected.
I am also interested in incorporating motion and physics in with my art.
To get
a better idea of what could be accomplished when art and science mix, I
looked at other artists who have experimented with such ideas, such as
Alexander
Calder and up and coming artists like Bruce Gray.
I plan to continue down this route and exploring other compositions, various
materials, and multiple scales that will allow me to express the ideas
I am developing. However I understand that there is much to learn and
examine in
this pursuit.