"I
am a sculptor whose work has been vastly enriched by my training
as an architect. Awed and inspired by simple industrial scaffolding,
I probe the physicality of common materials and objects to find
unique sculptural forms and new visual meanings. Always tempered
with a sense of wit and humor, my sculpture seeks to challenge
perceptions of materiality and space.
This
work, entitled, Transformer is the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid.
Wooden dowels and plastic tubing are used to create over 2000
squares that interlock with one another around an armature of
steel rods to create a flexible mesh-like surface. Sited on the
median of a busy roadway, as one approaches the work, its form
appears to be funnel-shaped, opening towards the sky. Yet as one
passes the piece, its shape appears to turn in space revealing
the depth and complexity of its geometry."
Aaron
Fein
Charlottesville, Va.
