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The Construction Series is a group of sculptures that explores the expressive potential of form, space and structure by using architectural model-making techniques and materials as the medium for fine art. The Construction Series consists of wall sculptures and of freestanding sculptures. My goal as an artist is to find fresh, new ways to interpret old, universal topics of human experience. With that goal in mind, my artistic journey has been anything but typical. I have consciously eschewed going to art college. Instead, I have earned a Bachelor of Arts in Design and Planning (2005) and a Master of Architecture (2009) degrees from the University of Washington.. All the while I've been studying the history of art, philosophy, and literature. And all the while I've been expanding my creativity by exploring art-based projects that do not fall under the fine art category. It is while attending architecture school that I started my Construction Series. The sculptures are created largely from sheets and sticks of basswood of various sizes. I choose to use basswood for a number of reasons, some practical, some aesthetic. Basswood is available in a wide range of pre-made sizes and it is very easy to work with. Basswood is a light colored wood which is almost skin-like in tone. Shadows stand out clearly in beautiful gradations on the wood. The many orifices, clefts, and slits in the sculptures are beautifully defined by shadows. The pieces in the series range from geometric, non-objective abstractions, constructive minimalism, and landscape and figural abstractions. Currently I am making preparations for a new group of sculptures that will expand the potential of this sculptural technique. This group will be a series of nudes and it will consist of both freestanding sculptures and wall sculptures. I am calling this new group of sculptures Architecture of the Nude, The Construction Series Undressed. I have been doing art since about the age of 13. On rare occasions, I exhibit it.
[Reconstructed: All the works in the series that are labeled "reconstructed" are pieces that have, unfortunately, been destroyed a few years back. By "reconstructed", I mean that I will recreate
these artworks based on my photographs and memory of them.
Please be aware that the final sculpture will not look exactly like the image. It will be better. It is not a replica, a reproduction or an exact copy. It is an original, one-of-a-kind work of art
that is freshly made.]
The Meditation House 2 is inspired by the Japanese Tea House but it incorporates unique features that make it a work of sculpture. The simple wabi-sabi aesthetics are personified by this work of art. The light, finely cut basswood is optimal for showing light and shadow.
The Meditation House 2 is inspired by the Japanese Tea House but it incorporates unique features that make it a work of sculpture. The simple wabi-sabi aesthetics are personified by this work of art. The light, finely cut basswood is optimal for showing light and shadow.
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