KL'Espérance

EXPERIMENTS USING REED (BODY BASKETS) AS SCULPTURAL ARMATURES TO SUPPORT A PLASTER SKIN.

This work explores the interplay between structure and negative space. The tension and harmony between horizontal and vertical axes imbue the form with a figurative quality, manifested in moments of constriction and expansion. The grid acts as the formal, organizational matrix, providing a scaffold from which curves and organic shapes emerge—adelicate balance between control and freedom.This interaction and the resulting forms serve as a metaphor for the complexities of human experiences. Just as the reed begins wet and pliable to be woven into forms that solidify when dry, it parallels how human experiences and memories coalesce into solid, repeatable patterns over time. This transformation from a pliable state to a fixed form symbolizes how repeated experiences throughout our lives shape our reality, both actively and passively, consciously and unconsciously.

Vermont Studio Center April 2018

Oil Paint