Kylee Monroe
Waves of Metal
Apex High School
Wake County
Canvas, wire, metal stitching, acrylic, charcoal
Inspired by: Patrick Dougherty's Out of the Box
Artist Statement: "The inspiration for my piece is based off of Patrick Dougherty’s instillation “Out Of The Box”. I wanted to do a piece after him because I was completely drawn by at the scale of the piece, and the way it caught my eye. As humans we are not normally fascinated by twigs or branches, but Dougherty has made an object so simple into something complex. The fact that nature all around us can be used in such a way, to produce a beautiful piece of art, makes me the feel that I’m small. Small in a way that humans are simple, and can’t be molded into something different and beautifully so easily. With this in my mind I wanted to transform something so abundant and surrounding us into a centerpiece. For my medium I used wire instead of natural objects because I wanted a more modern feel. Also I wanted to focus in on wire because they are everywhere through our lives. I had stitched the wires on with a thinner copper wire to keep that feel of technology throughout the creation. I want people to see my work and get that same feeling of movement you get from “Out Of the Box”, the way your eye journeys across the bending and swirling of the objects. This work relates to my other art because of the organic shapes. I like the bends and curves as opposed to straight lines; I think it’s more peaceful to the eye."