George Segal Inspiration

George Segal inspiration text:

I am very inspired by the sculptural elements of George Segal's work as they are of the scale of life size subjects. Although I am not planning for the sculptural elements of my final piece to be of life size (most likely a scaled up sized spine and ribcage) I am still very interested in the ways in which Segal has suspended/fixed his works into a composition which has inspired me to consider ways in which I will present the sculptural elements of my final major piece.

I have chosen to study the works of George Segal in a monochrome scale as I personally find it easier to study the choice of tones considered and implemented within each piece. I feel that it may benefit me to capture a monochrome scale photo of my own sculpture to see how the tones compliment each other and the levels of contrast.

I am very inspired by the composition of the sculptural works of George Segal as I am interested in his choices to use both a large toned empty spaced environment to contrast the singular sculpture within 'Old Woman In A Wicker Chair.' Whilst also implementing a detailed public space to house multiple sculptures. Although I do prefer a large toned environment, I feel that I would also like to incorporate the sense of the viewer's participation within 'Park Bench' as the viewer is able to interact and almost become a part of the composition which I am very inspired by.


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