The beauty of a sculpture, particularly a contemporary sculpture, is that it can look so different in any number of situations. The metal is the same, the sizes of the elements are the same, yet different views at different times provide a fresh beauty.
Sculpture placement is always part of the fun in acquiring a new piece. Should the contemporary metal sculpture be forward facing, be able to be viewed 360 degrees, should it be viewed from afar or up close? Public art acquisitions usually start with a location and then the sculpture is purchased to fill that specific need.
There is nothing more heartwarming than walking into a person’s home that has original art work on the walls, atop tables and filling the corners. And it doesn’t matter if the art work is contemporary sculptures, western bronzes, or beautiful pastel landscapes.
In any study of sculpture there are the 5 basic elements of design that determine the composition of the sculpture: form, scale, color, line and texture. But taking these basic concepts of design one step further is the idea of mass and space. These two principles are at the very core of large scale, contemporary sculpture.
Negative space is the areas surrounding the primary object and often times is just as interesting, if not more, than the positive space itself.
Don’t ever believe that stainless steel sculptures are “just silver colored”. The grind marks on the contemporary scultpures along with the assemblage of the various elements creates a dynamic visage. And nothing is more enlightening than to see stainless steel sculptures shining bright after a spring rain! This time of year everything seems more intense with all the colors appearing deeper and brighter
