Gary Mesa-Gaido

Morehead, Kentucky

Five Chormatic Polyhedral Forms in Space
evolving from hard-edged geometric solids into
organic and biomorphic negative indentations or #1-5c;
encaustic on wood ,
30" x 60" x 8"

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

The works in the exhibit consist of 3-dimensional forms constructed using traditional sculptural materials, wood and metal. The colorful surfaces were painted with encaustic, an ancient painting technique of mixing pigment with melted bees wax.

Some of my 3-dimensional forms are based on whole and truncated Platonic and Archimedean solids, while others are constructed randomly. The application of color and texture are intended to contradict the hard edge contours of the geometric forms. Lines, determined by the modular structure of or geometric relationships within the form, are inscribed into the encaustic surface.

With these sculptures, I tried to show how modernism has separated the two worlds of art and science, distorting their relationship. Works question: the ideas found in the Fibonacci number series; the Golden Section; the ideas of Fuller and Le Corbusier; and human systems in general. Some pieces explore natural models of molecular structure, for example: D.N.A., chemical compounds, honey combs and plant growth patterns.

More recent sculptural work incorporate ideas about Chaos Theory, contradicting the static structure and order of human systems through the use of random selection and chance. Chaos Theory challenges Euclidian and Newtonian thought, which set forth to predict, define and order nature. The fundamental concept behind Chaos Theory is that while everything appears to be unpredictable and uncontrollable, we can find patterns and structure. Rather than set up human systems and create equations to make sense of a random and chaotic universe, Chaos Theory recommends that we study the chaotic and dissimilar patterns within complex systems, such as planetary motions and weather patterns, to understand nature more comprehensively.

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