3D: Experimental Sculptures Reflection Statement

5/1/2026

Introduction

    My trifecta of sculptures visually communicate how I imagine the design principles of repetition, focal point, and negative space would be if they were embodied into a physical entity. 

Explaining with more Detail

    While exploring the materials to build the sculptures, I wanted to focus on the use of wire because I’ve always considered it to be my strong suite. That said, I’ve never actually made an effort to see what all I could do with it, so this was a great opportunity to break my percieved limits.

    I decided to include circles (and swirls) as a primary motif of the sculptures. Although to be honest, this wasn’t entirely intentionally. I realize that I just quite like making circles and swirls.

    I felt that my work was lacking consistent detail across the board, so I took the time to balance out how each sculpture works visually with the others. For example, the petals for my repetition sculpture were so detailed, I carved the wood for my negative space sculpture to be more intricate. However my focal point sculpture was now lacking, so I twisted wire together and used hot glue to add detail. In the end, my repetition sculpture was the one that was lacking, so I used some petals on the base.

Conclude

    I would like to continue exploring the art of finding balance between perfect shapes and incorporating the inorganic with the organic. I’ve never considered myself to be an artist interested in geometric work, but I’m super curious to see what all I can create if I push my limits on that front further.

    I want to learn more about wood. I want to use a saw. I want to put pieces of wood together. I want to learn to carve it. I’m so fascinated. Also very interested in figuring out more about crafting nonrepresentational depictions/thing/works, but my interest in wood is far stronger.

    This piece allowed me to explore what it means to operate in a 3D space. Prior to this class, my understanding and engagement with art beyond the 2D realm was very narrow and restricted. I didn’t think I could enjoy creation in the 3rd dimension because I didn’t think it was possible for me. I hope these skills I learn bleed into every part of my creative life

    The making of these sculptures exposed me to new ideas and opportunities such as… honestly the newest thing to me was operating in a 3D space. I can’t emphasize this enough, I didn’t think it was possible for me at all. There are other things I was exposed to, such as the creation of something non-representational, the use of wood, or even having to think about how to make something that can physically support itself, but the biggest was the glorious collision of the creative and the 3D.