Here is a new sculpture featuring shifting color patterns, rotating geometry, and flat, graphic marks that wriggle across different planes.
I just read that first sentence again. The problem with writing about art is that it gives the impression that those words were part of my plan in making the work, like I started the sculpture with a checklist of three items, and once I accomplished each goal, the piece was finished. In fact, I just made the thing and then later conjured words to describe a completed process. Part of the fun of making artwork is relaxing into the lizard brain, pre-lingual and reactive. But then writing about the artwork kind of de-emphasizes the making and focuses on the thinking, which, while useful (or else I wouldn’t write about artwork), misrepresents the experiences of making and looking at art.
Sometimes it’s awful to read what artists have to say about art, theirs or others’, but sometimes it’s great, and it can make the artwork bigger and richer. At least with visual art, you can stop reading the words and look at the pictures.
OK, based on your description, and what I can see, it looks like it *might* rotate around the axis. If so, that would be awesome. I love mechanical artwork. Theo Jansen is my hero.
For rotating action, I recommend placing it in the middle of the room and walking around it. But, if you’re committed to sitting while looking, a remote controlled lazy susan may suit your viewing needs. I guess you could also wall-mount it with a rotating rod to get it to spin on its horizontal axis. I prefer artwork that doesn’t attach to machinery or electricity, but all bets are off after I send a piece off into the world:)
I understand you hesitancy regarding attaching your artwork to machinery, but (stay with me here), what if the machinery is part of the artwork? Stationary artwork that gives the impression of movement (based in part on your first paragraph) is great and all, don’t get me wrong. I wonder if you could come up with something that moves, but gives the impression of being stationary? I guess that would be sort of like the spinning LED art. Hmmm. This is reminding me of a short story called Time, Art & Criticism by Paul Trembling. You should check it out.
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TimeArt.shtml