Rhythmic Sculptures

8 May 2009john boehme

In the Sculpture class, students are exploring sculptural three dimension rhythm as a basis for architectural creation.
Rhythm is a regular pattern created by forms as they seem to move and change through time and space. Repetition or variety can cause this. It is a ‘beat’ in the work. For example, cubes in a line all equidistant from each other can create a rhythm, whereas cubes that are all different distances from each other might not. Likewise, forms which bear no correlation to one another (they use variety), when set equidistant from one another, will also create a rhythm.
Balance is both visual and physical harmony. It is what is achieved when the relationship of the parts or elements, made or chosen, fully contribute to the support of the object conceptually, spatially, and physically. The realisation of harmony is when a piece ‘works’.

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