Project
Statement
In this new project the
objective was to create a drawing in space with 16 gauge rebar wire. After making
a more realistic wire sculpture the next step was to make an abstraction of
that using prompts much like how artist Richard Serra used verbs to inspire his
sculptures. At first it took me several attempts to get the wire to form the
right shapes and keep its form. I also had problems with wire being overworked
since it’s a very malleable material and doesn’t keep its straight, crisp shape
after being bent. I practiced getting the right shapes with several swatches
and worked on them by practicing with the shapes of the major parts of my
piece. I also tried to continue with one continuous piece of wire for as long
as possible. This actually helped me a lot with the support and balance of the piece.
The abstraction of the piece was also a challenge because it involved coming up
with another sculpture based on a verb prompt. It was really challenging
because it caused you to think of how that verb would affect the function,
structure or shape of the object.
