Kinetic Sculptures

KINETIC Sculptures

"Sculpture must, above all, be a thing of beauty; it must uplift the spirit and enhance its surroundings."

In this series of new sculptures I have been exploring movement and the purity of the abstract form. At rest, the sculptures are elegant; they are a delicate exploration of the beauty of pure abstraction. Yet the unseen forces of nature can change that order to a series of random and unpredictable movements. Fluctuating air currents will move the elements of the sculptures in an infinite number of erratic ways that appear to defy logic, gravity and the laws of physics. They immerse the viewer as he attempts to impose logic and order to the unpredictable pattern of movement, much as we try and impose order and logic to the random nature of our lives. They reflect the human condition, which is why we relate to them. To compliment the physical movement there is the optical motion as light reflects o! the faces of the sculpture and the face of each element reflects the surrounding environment. These are sculptures of infinite physical and optical variations. Kinetic sculpture creates a respite from the insistent demands of modern life; it is art that the viewers can immerse themselves in; art that appeals to their emotions, from the delight of a sudden movement to the apprehension of imminent disintegration, from stability to collapse; art that has grace and a hypnotic allure; the beauty of poetic thoughts and the choreography of erratic movement. Unlike my previous sculptures where each piece was cast as part of an edition the sculptures in the kinetic range are individually made, although in some cases the bases are cast. Because of this I am not producing them in editions, each piece is unique; hand made in my studio. Consequently each sculpture is numbered consecutively, depending upon when it was made rather than it’s similarity to a previous piece.