James Cook
Project 6- Material/Immaterial
“Skewered” Wire, pliers I wanted to work with wire for this project. The wire I used as a medium is cold to the touch, dark colored, and stiff. These are all adjectives that describe someone experiencing misery. They feel stiff and uncomfortable by just existing. Their sorrow makes them cold to others, and they isolate themselves from their friends and family. The dark color of the wire parallels the aura a person in misery, as well as the fact that sad people tend to wear clothes in darker shades than what they’d normally wear. The sagging form of the body of the sculpture mimics the way a miserable person carries themselves, as their lack of motivation to carry on is directly translated their body language- they move slowly, they slouch, and they sag. In addition, the wire can be straightened, making sharp diagonal lines. Going with the theme of misery, I used some sharp lines to make a spear going through the heart of the sculpture, to associate the misery theme more with that of the sadness someone experiences in their heart after emotional trauma. The straight, diagonal line of the wire spear stuck through the chest of the sculpture contrasts the round shapes of the rest of the sculpture, emphasizing the sharp pain that sticks around after an emotional trauma responsible for one’s misery.