Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Secret Lives of Color [ Work in Progress ]

Fluxus Box [ Work in Progress ]

Paper Cutting Sculpture

PAPER CUTTING SCULPTURE

"MOUNTAIN OF LIFE"

|10.5"L X 10.5"W X 12"H|

WATERCOLOR AND BRISTOL BOARD PAPER

DETAIL PHOTOS

IN-PROCESS PHOTOS

ARTIST RESEARCH

AUTUMN LANDSCAPE

|18"L X 12.5"W|

WINTER LANDSCAPE

|18"L X 12.5"W|

THE AUTUMN AND WINTER LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS BY SHEESHU TOYO WERE MY MAIN INSPIRATIONS FOR THIS SCULPTURE. I WANTED TO CAPTURE THE SIMPLICITY AND SUBDUEDNESS OF THE SUMI-E INK WASH PAINTING TECHNIQUE BY LEAVING MY WORK UNCOLORED AND FOCUSING ON THE INTRICATE CUT-OUT DETAILS. THESE INCLUDE TREES, ROOTS, FLOATING CLOUDS, HUMAN FORMS, BIRDS, HUTS, ALL CUT FROM PANELS OF PAPER THAT RESEMBLE NATURAL ROCK FORMATIONS.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Experimental Sculpture Collection

EXPERIMENTAL SCULPTURE COLLECTION

TAKE-OFF, NUKLEUS, MATADOR

[FROM LEFT TO RIGHT]

THESE WOODEN SCULPTURES WERE CREATED TO EACH SHOWCASE THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF FOCAL POINT, NEGATIVE/POSITIVE SPACE, AND REPETITION.

NUKLEUS

[NEGATIVE/POSITIVE SPACE]

|7"L X 7"W X 10"H|

MATADOR

[FOCAL POINT]

|10"L X 10"W X 6.5"H|

TAKE-OFF

[REPETITION]

|12"L X 10"W X 4.5"H|

IN-PROCESS PHOTOS

ARTIST RESEARCH

SUBJECT A

KEVIN ERICKSON

www.archdaily.cl

SUBJECT B

HOWARD HERSCH

https://www.howardhersh.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=42660&Akey=APRX3K7X

SUBJECT C

"BERIN'S BLOG" [UNKNOWN]

berinsblog.blogspot.com

REFLECTION

IN THE CREATION OF THESE NON-REPRESENTATIONAL SCULPTURES, MY INTENTION WAS TO UTILIZE A VARIETY OF MATERIALS SUCH AS WOOD, WIRE, YARN, AND TAPE, TO DEMONSTRATE VARIOUS PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN.

"NUKLEUS" CREATES NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SPACE THROUGH ITS KNOTTED-YARN PIECES THAT OVERLAP AND HANG ALONG THE HOLLOW STRUCTURE.

"MATADOR" USES FORM, COLOR, AND EMPHASIS, TO CREATE A SENSE OF VISUAL WEIGHT. THE DARK MASS OF JUMBLED WIRES AND THE HORN-LIKE APPENDAGES STAND AS THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS PIECE.

"TAKE-OFF" INCORPORATES SHARPLY-ANGLED SHAPES AND FORMS TO CREATE TRIANGULAR REPETITION, ESPECIALLY EVIDENT IN THE WOODEN, PROJECTILE-LIKE STRUCTURE AND IT'S TIGHTLY STRUNG WIRES WHICH MEET AT THE TIP.

AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS, WORKING ON THIS COLLECTION GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIMENT WITH A MULTITUDE OF MATERIALS, RESULTING IN INNOVATIVE AND EXPLORATIVE STRUCTURES/OBJECTS WHILE MAINTAINING OVERALL COHESIVENESS.