WP3: Pre-Write 3

As I spent more time with my sculpture during class today, I realized there were a lot of things I didn’t notice my first two times with the sculpture. One of the major things I missed was the various textures within the sculpture. I did touch base on them a little bit in my last post, but after today I realized I missed a lot of textures. One of the textures I missed was part of one of the smaller pieces of the sculpture. It had a very distinct ridged texture to it. There was also two parts that had two different kinds of separations to them, which created two very different textures. All the various textures added to the depth and the overall appearance of the sculpture.

Another interesting thing I found out about the sculpture is how it works as a frame of some sort. I was positioned at a different angle today when I was analyzing the sculpture and realized that it created a wonderful frame of the campus beyond it. This is something that would really appeal to viewers because it adds more to the sculpture.

One more thing about this sculpture that is really appealing is all the various looks it can take on. There are so many different ways to look at this sculptures and each way changes the meaning of it and can alter your interpretation immensely. If you look at the sculpture from the west the sculpture takes on the original appearance of a giant ring structure, but if you take a look from the south, you are then looking through a cylinder part of the sculpture and you get a completely different view on how the sculpture is to be interpreted.

Something I hadn’t thought about before was how the weather affected the overall look of the sculpture. When the sun is shining on it, the sculpture shines quite brightly and you can see the true bronze color of the sculpture. However, when the sun is hidden, the sculpture takes on a darker tone and you can see more of the black spots from the welding and you see the added depth from the natural shadows as well. This is something I hadn’t taken time to consider until today when I saw it in both lights.