Wednesday, December 10, 2025

SECRET LIVES OF COLOR

"ACID YELLOW"

5.5" X 8"

ALCOHOL MARKERS/PEN

"SHOCKING PINK"

5.5" X 8"

ALCOHOL MARKERS/PEN

Fluxus Box [ Work in Progress ]

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 SESSHU 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 SHEETS OF PAPER THAT RESEMBLE NATURAL ROCK FORMATIONS, AND WHEN PIECED TOGETHER, FORM A DETAILED MOUNTAIN.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Experimental Sculpture Collection

EXPERIMENTAL SCULPTURE COLLECTION

TAKE-OFF, NUKLEUS, MATADOR

[FROM LEFT TO RIGHT]

THESE WOODEN SCULPTURES WERE CREATED FOR EACH TO 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.