Haley Griffin Art21 Contemporary Sculpture Assignment

First, I watched Wolfgang Laib’s interview, where the artist used materials I would have never thought to use (pollen, beeswax, rice, and milk-stone). Themes within the works included life, process, and beauty. Laib’s work, as a whole related to the artist’s experiences. After this, I looked at Iñigo Manglano’s interview, where the main focus of the work was based on architecture. Pieces shown ranged from full-scale sculpture to more immersive pieces. Out of these works, I enjoyed the show that was accompanied by a massively large scale jack with a missile end as well as an umbrella. These complex pieces and processes shown to scale up these objects were also really intriguing. I then looked at Ursula Von Rydingsvard’s interviews regarding Ona, the massive bronze scale piece. I enjoyed this piece because the process of melting and painting the bronze was discussed. Lastly, I looked at Pepon Osorio’s interview. Works highlighted looked at themes such as contradiction, displacement, renewal, and stories. I enjoyed these works because items were intentionally placed yet appeared to be chaotic. These pieces offered an interesting perspective on how to construct works. Overall, all artists’ works were very captivating and expanded my knowledge of Contemporary sculpture.