LOCATION in the Virtual Sculpture Park (DAAP)
BIOGRAPHIE et COMMENTAIRES DE L'ARTISTE
Biographie / Biography
Gary Rea was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1952 and began doing abstract and non-objective sculpture in clay, wax and plaster in 1982. He earned a B.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1989. In 1997, he began experimenting with digital sculpture in 3D software and has continued to do so to the present. In addition to his digital works, Gary also does sculpture in tangible media using traditional tools, materials and techniques, including polymer clay and fiberglass. Gary lives in Edmond, a suburb of Oklahoma City and makes his principle living as an Architectural CAD Technician.
Commentaire / Statement
Twisted Form was created in 3DS MAX and, as with all of my work, both digital and tradtional, my influence is the works of Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Jean Arp and Don Frost. Twisted Form, like all of my work, is an exercise in pure non-objective organic form. My process is to begin with a single primitive object and apply deformations to it until I have acheived a form that pleases my aesthetic sense. There is no attempt to depict or represent any real world references, as my objective is the creation of formal beauty. My own particular aesthetic tends to gravitate toward assymetrical form, so I resist creating forms that are too geometric or symetrical. My feeling is that the most pleasing forms are organic shapes