The America artist Ara Peterson uses the materials of paint and wood to record wave patterns into sculptural form.
He takes the kinetic attributes of the wave and gives them a static shape. At the same time Ara Peterson takes the static material of wood and gives it the appearance of movement.
Each work begins with Ara Peterson’s mental image of an object that has the capability of changing and evolving through the various stages of execution.
From the idea’s conception all the way to its completion as a relief sculpture, Ara Peterson effectively defies the characteristics of both the technology he uses to create the works as well as the material used.
The resulting sculptures appear weightless and immaterial before the viewer, visually intense with an animated vibrancy.
Image 1 courtesy of Deitch Projects, New York
Images courtesy of Ara Peterson
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