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| Untitled; wood, 8" x 11" x 6" |
After viewing some sculptures in some WNY shows the past few years, I thought about purchasing one or two. They were not that pricey, somewhere in the hundreds of dollars, locally-known sculptors created them, and, of course, I liked them.
Still, having started out my university degree as a sculpture major, I figured why not give it a try myself? Now, it's been decades since I tried my hand at it, and one of the reasons I switched to a painting major was simply because I enjoyed it more and was better at it.
So, with scrap wood and less than $12 in materials--voila! The above construction was the result. (I know, someone's thinking "Yep, with scrap wood and cheap material this is all you can get.")
Now, the style does not follow what I engage in my 2-D art but that wasn't my aim. I was thinking about the few non-representational sculptures I made back a long time ago, and how I might go about that now.
As it turns out, I like this better than those past works. It looks like a model for some kind of monument though works fine as a small sculpture in the foyer of the house. And except for this venue, I'll never exhibit this in an art show; it was strictly for fun and not for exhibition.
An enjoyable exercise!
