As this section covers emphasis and the factors that need to go into construction of objects/sculpture, my mind is drawn to the sculpture on page 247 by Katherine Wetzel.
She created a robot sculpture from wood, glass, and porcelain. As I looked at the photo, I initially thought it was some kind of synthetic metal. When I noticed what it was made of, I was surprised. Aside from my initial thought not being anything other than metal, it's the wires and gears that are visible that stand out to me.
Either those are remarkably crafted, or the description left out some of the materials used to create the sculpture. Regardless, I think it's a beautiful sculpture and it has a wonderfully strange aura to it (at least in the photo).
As for the rest of the section, I think quite a few of the sculptures are wonderful, using materials in ways I wouldn't have thought of. I'm hopeless at sculpture so I have admiration for those who can create these things.
I think using nontraditional materials for sculpture is more impressive in a way, it shows innovation and an ability to work with a material that hasn't been proven time and again to be versatile enough to accomplish what you want.
It's a gamble, and that makes it more exciting!
-Thomas Holland
Process and materials!
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