We know how sharp objects can create illusion of smoothness, we saw artists creating airy lightness out of the heaviest materials, softness out of stones, etc. The opposite attract each other and our attention. It just works.
Park Chan-Girl sculptures are great example of using this principle, plus, pushing it further
Here is the Disk Thrower, one of the most mobile Greek sculptures, made out of unbent slices of metal, for a change
Floating skirts of Merlin Monroe...
Smooth movements of this figure skater are not obstructed by the sticks that hold together the steel plates. In fact they help to create the illusion by leading our eyes perpendicular to the plates - it makes the whole thing appear rotating
Works for cats too...
In fact, I think those sticks that hold together the pierced layers of steel is the most interesting part of the construction. Park Chan-Girl not just works against his media, he celebrates its resistance.
Look at this sculpture - it has the holding sticks neatly hidden inside, so it can be easily done. Do you like it? It looks very interesting in its own way, but I think the sticks make a huge difference. For example, instead of another reproduction of David we have a bad ass version of the classic sculpture. Look..
There are many more fabulous works on Park Chan-Girl's website. The artist lives in Korea. Knowing the lang would help navigate it, since the translators don't work well there, but we can figure out that Park had been showing his art in many solo and group exhibitions in China and Korea. He holds two degrees - BFA in Sculpture from Chungnam National University and MFA in FA from KyengHee University.
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sculpture metal
"a badass version of the classic sculpture" lol!