A maquette is often required for a public art project, and rightly so. Any time the public is acquiring a piece of art work the public has the right, and obligation, to know exactly what it will be receiving for its monies, and this is just the reason there are so many meetings, committees and processes established. Enter the maquette – a three dimensional sculpture upon itself. Will a maquette guarantee what the final sculpture will look like? Not necessarily. A maquette in one size doesn’t necessarily translate to a larger size. It requires the artist to oversee every aspect of the building of the larger, final sculpture to assure the “look” he is envisioning.
contemporary sculpture. From there, the principle of space comes into play. Space is the 3 dimensionality of sculpture and refers to the feeling of depth. Space can be negative or positive. Positive space is the actual space that is occupied by the material. Negative space is the areas surrounding the primary object and often times is just as interesting, if not more, than the positive space itself. A prime example of negative space is the feel and look of the negative spaces created by the flow and juxtaposition of the elements of Kevin Robb’s contemporary sculpt"Whimsical Dances" 10 feet in heightures, particularly in the stainless steel sculpture “Whimsical Dances”. The importance of the space not occupied is a true strength of this sculpture.
Looking for an edge in acquiring your LEED certification? Try stainless steel sculptures! A large, monumental sculpture in front of an office building or in a public art arena can be such a defining element to a project. How awesome to be creating contemporary sculpture using stainless steel and knowing thatthis particular metal industry has such an excellent environmental track record.
Placing large scale sculpture on your property illicits numerous responses and it is such fun to hear the neighbor’s reactions. One of the favorite comments was an elderly neighbor that would watch from afar as the metal sculptures would come and go from the studio. One day Kevin was spraying water on the stainless steel sculpture to clean it and this gentleman yelled from across the street “Kevin, no matter how much you water it, you know it’s not going to grow!”
Boxes, piled high in the store room, screaming for attention. After 33 years of stuffing items into boxes and 33 years of sculpting, it is time to purge. What a history lesson for a sculptor! First off, all the slides, slides, and even more slides; then, the piles, piles and even more piles of negatives. Gone, thankfully, are the days of taking a zillion shots, having sides developed, then just setting them aside after discovering that one fabulous slide of that one fabulous stainless steel sculpture that was created, then destroyed. Really, one picture of that one sculpture is plenty. There is a reason that sculpture was destroyed!
