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.
