A sculpture, i.e. a three-dimensional form is a conformation of convexes, concaves, planes and edges, the latter coming about in the course of the process.
For the purpose of this post - because I want to include/archive the paragraph below in this blog - I want to focus on the convex, and simultaneously the concave since the same process applies:
the convex is formed through forces from within and with-out, as is a concave. In other words, a plane becomes a convex by what happens (the forces) to make that plane 'bulge'. These forces work from the inside outwards and from the outside outwards. When, as a sculptor, I achieve the appropriate balance between the force from within and the force from without I achieve a convex that 'feels right', i.e. that has a balanced form. And if I want to manipulate that phenomenon to communicate an exaggerated or distorted expression, I accentuate either the force from within or the force from without; this produces an 'unbalanced' convex.
An example of a process that focuses and explores/examines this phenomenon:
Peter Randall-Page
Upside Down and Inside Out
5th September - 4th October 2014
Once again Peter Randall-Page presents an exciting new body of work, which pushes traditional boundaries of making in Upside Down & Inside Out. The gallery will house three new monumental bronzes. In the creation of these, Randall-Page carved directly into the sand moulds taken from naturally eroded granite boulders, working from the inside out. In Randall-Page’s unique process, the carved indentations in the interior of the moulds become convex bulges. The uniform man-made tool used to create the indentations contrasts with the natural form of the original boulders, which is reminiscent of his earlier Theme and Variationseries. Peter Randall-Page explains that he hopes his new works “are ambiguous and allude, by their form, to both erosion and growth.”
