He becomes one with the metal and intuitively knows the precise twists and turns that will be required to achieve the desired result. This was the process in the creation of “Serenading the Clouds” A couple of months ago Kevin began creating a new major piece. After many sketches created with a 3D program, he settled on a four element sculpture.
There is something oddly satisfying about a group of three: Three objects can create symmetry, three links can form a circle, and three phrases can make a list lyrical.
The middle panel swerves in directions opposite to its brothers and has markings like that of cursive letters; the left hand panel has circles like red blood cells patterned into it; the right, swirls to remind one of roses. Each unique and yet all having the same sheen that create the illusion of movement to the viewer.
They feature two ribbons of solid steel surrounded and connected by other ribbons of steel with letters cut out of them. The letter ribbons playfully dance around them and create a world for just those two.
Because lingo, after all, are usually foreign words spoken by a specific group of people.
It is an artist’s work to inspire the world. Nothing can quite soothe and uplift the soul like a thing of beauty. It speaks a word of understanding and hope that sometimes no one could quite communicate to the grieving or sorrowful.
There’s a certain amount of giving up of control in creating art. You can’t always do what you want; it doesn’t always fit with what the work of art was meant to be. And most of the time, what is meant to be is greater than what the artist first imagined anyway.
