Ito finds the rocks in a riverbed near his home and works with
the natural shape of each object to form the pouch and scene inside.
Not exact matches
Researchers from the University
of Pennsylvania and the Budapest University
of Technology and Economics have discovered that the
shape and mass
of certain
objects can help reveal their
natural history.
But this 3 - D image may not adequately show the
natural shape fluctuations
of a given
object.
De Salvo negotiates their flaws to
shape them into elaborate domestic
objects that express some aspect
of the
natural forms
of the raw materials.
Inspiration starts with something specific from a
natural object, such as the color on a petal, the
shape of a leaf, or the line formed with a stem.
I have always enjoyed his subtle, modern, abstract forms
shaped by the
natural world and by ordinary
objects, his refined use
of simple materials...
Her signature abstract
shapes refer to things in the real world — vessels, bowls, tools, and other
objects — each revealing the mark
of the human hand while also summoning
natural forms and forces.
More recently, Gisela Colon, who has been recognized in ArtForum as a next generation light and space artist, has created «irregularly
shaped wall mounted acrylic orbs... scarab - like
objects achieve their iridescence via the play
of natural light, yet the sculptures appear to change color as one moves around them, as if lit by multihued bulbs.»
Typical «found
objects» include
natural materials like sand (see Sand Art), earth, stones, shells, curiously
shaped pieces
of wood, a human skull; or man - made items such as newspaper cuttings, photographs, pieces
of glass, fragments
of scrap metal, pieces
of textile fabric, an unmade bed, a bicycle handlebars, and so on.
Based on the analysis
of a given space and on the use and reuse
of everyday
objects and
shapes, Cevdet Erek «s work is above all a sonic and three dimensional investigation about the structure
of the so called «
natural» and «human made» spaces and times, and the way we try to measure, organize and materialize these concepts.