Historically sculpture has carried with it a permanent and monumental quality using materials chosen for their resistance to weather and decay including bronze, stone, steel, etc. However, contemporary artists have begun to challenge the traditional notion of permanent sculpture by choosing to work with materials in a way that is intended to be only an ephemeral statement, thus freeing themselves from extremely high material and labor costs and working with readily available found objects. This choice, both opens new possibilities for expression, and elevates materials that often times are seen as disposable and without value.
In our first project we’ll be focusing on sculptural installations created through an accumulation of material. As we know, any material carries with it cultural associations, an individual history, function, personal memories, physical properties including weight, color, texture, etc. The focus of our first project is going to be to explore the metaphorical implications of creating sculpture through the accumulation of a single material.
I chose aluminum as my medium.
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