Nature Sculptures


Nature Sculptures


Research

Research Images and Source Links


Botanical Illustration 1
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/edible-mushrooms-victorian-botanical-illustration-gm902276236-248892424
Botanical Illustration 2
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/botanical-art-history.htm



Exotic Flora 1
https://www.wallpaperflare.com/passionfruit-flower-exotic-flora-growth-plant-close-up-wallpaper-gqmkj


Exotic Flora 2
https://pixabay.com/photos/flower-exotic-plants-flora-798909/

Web



Web in Progress


Web 1


Web 2


Web 3

Yolk



Yolk in Progress


Yolk 1


Yolk 2


Yolk 3

Pod 



Pod in Progress


Pod 1


Pod 2


Pod 3


Pod 4

Clam



Clam in Progress 1


Clam in Progress 2


Clam Angle 1


Clam Angle 2


Clam Angle 3

Chris



Chris In Progress


Chris  Angle 1


Chris Angle 2


Chris Angle 3


Chris Angle 4


Chris Detail

Bulb



Bulb in Progress 1


Bulb in Progress 2


Bulb 1


Bulb 2


Bulb 3

Artist Statement

    The research material that I collected was specifically centered around the ways in which interior and exterior textures interact. As a result, several of my pieces have a concave space in which I created ribbing and semi-transparent layering to add interest to the interior of my forms. I was also interested in exploring the prompt of a ‘nature’ sculpture and the ways in which plants, typically viewed as inanimate objects, can be perceived as animated. I created movement in several of my sculptures by making an odd number of 'legs' which often made them look unbalanced and lurching, however they also provided the pieces with a certain personality. For one particular piece, I utilized plays of lights and darks that drew attention to characteristics of the piece, particularly focused around areas of which various pieces came in contact with the table, grounding them the larger object in space. By mimicking the ribbed and veiny textures of plants, the hairy surface texture and the thin skin of animals I imbued the forms with a life energy. 



 

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