Chaos and Order
Chaos and Order sculptures are about fringes (chaos) versus mesh (order). The boundary between pieces of mesh and fringe is made of wildly random connections that are a visual frenzy of structural support holding the sculpture together. The analogy to chaos and order in our lives points to uplifting possibilities of random connections.
Wire meshes are highly organized structures. In the mesh I use, horizontal and vertical wires continuously overlap at ninety degrees with a separation of one millimeter between crossings. This pattern repeats itself until the edges of the mesh are reached. At the edge of the mesh is where things get interesting! When strands of wire are removed in one direction, the rigid order of the mesh is disrupted and it changes from a highly ordered state (the mesh) to a random state of loose wires (the fringe). By twisting the fringe, the border can be secured! Twisting a specific number (4 or 8 or 12, for example) of loose-end wires together and repeating it all along the edge creates a regularly repeating fringe that resembles a picket fence. The fringe prevents any further unraveling of the wire mesh but, unlike a picket fence, the fringes point in random directions. Hence the chaos!
When a second piece of mesh with similar fringes is placed on top of the first, it is held in place by random connections of both fringes. The top part appears to be suspended in space. The chaotic, seemingly gravity-defying fringes are wild and catch one’s eye while in contrast the mesh shape is quiet and less noticeable. In these sculptures, random fringes and highly structured meshes coexist as chaos and order.
One can imagine the analogy to our lives: we live in the balance of chaos and order. Random connections often play important roles in our lives leading to new friendships, new jobs, new places, new opportunities. These sculptures celebrate the beauty of chaos and order working together, each enhancing the other.
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When a second piece of mesh with similar fringes is placed on top of the first, it is held in place by random connections of both fringes. The top part appears to be suspended in space. The chaotic, seemingly gravity-defying fringes are wild and catch one’s eye while in contrast the mesh shape is quiet and less noticeable. In these sculptures, random fringes and highly structured meshes coexist as chaos and order.
One can imagine the analogy to our lives: we live in the balance of chaos and order. Random connections often play important roles in our lives leading to new friendships, new jobs, new places, new opportunities. These sculptures celebrate the beauty of chaos and order working together, each enhancing the other.
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Each sculpture is mounted on a steel ring base with steel rivets. The bases were designed and fabricated by Tim Leonard of Heavy Metal Works.
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