Artworks

The artwork from the websites kept me interested in looking at them. The negative space that they each provide makes the viewer curious as to how it is holding together or what shapes the spaces are giving. I was curious to see the shadows that Martin Puryear’s piece would create. Both artworks communicate to me the fluidity of the negative space that the material gives off. I think they do this because my eyes continue to explore the entire artwork rather than just getting the “gist” of it. The material makes me more curious as to what it looks like from other directions rather than just straight on. 

The materials in each piece keep the shape interesting. In Puryear’s the wood makes parallel lines in a vertical and horizontal fashion that keeps your eyes moving up and down and examines it throughouly due to the space outlned in the middle. The curved shape in the middle contrasts to the straight flat edges of the blocks of wood. 

In Kendall Buster’s project she uses material that is light and transparent. This keep me interested because of the texture the material gives from different directions when placed in different forms. The constant linear shapes gives negative spaces throughout the artwork and constantly forms geometric shapes that are easy to look at and recognize what she is trying to show the viewer. 

Both artworks use geometric shapes to form larger objects. The simple shapes they each use form into a greater form that keeps our eyes moving and curious about how the shapes work with each other.