Physical Connections

Last week in class we discussed different pieces of art that were developed through the unifying principal of physical connections.  We took a look at artist Jackie Winsor, and used her piece "Bound Square" as a source of inspiration for our pieces.  After discussing her use of wood and twine as the mediums of her work, I was able to understand and develop my own idea using wood and glue.  Having an interest in architecture was also another factor that helped me develop this small scale 3D piece.  The idea was to use all different size pieces of wood and construct a sort of tower that would continually build up.  To do this I used the wood and glue and made each layer as a single piece, waited for all of them to dry, and then placed them in varying directions and locations atop each other to create the whole.  Although I had pictured a more tower like structure, that would have consisted of many more layers and materials, I like how the piece came out.  I think the most interesting part for me is the varying angles that the pieces of wood jut out at between each other.