Deconstructing Architecture

Form•Space•Light

This body of work explores the language of architecture - form, space and light - through sculptures composed of float glass and steel. The forms in this body of work have direct relationships to specific architectural projects or philosophies.  The aesthetics and philosophies behind these architectural projects and movements are deconstructed in a minimalist way, resulting in sculpture that explores form, space, and light. By giving these philosophies and forms physical shape in a sculptural sense, the work explores the relationship between art and architecture. 

These sculptures draw heavily from the aesthetics of constructivism, an important movement in both art and architecture leading to the deconstructivist and minimalist modern movements. The use of float glass and steel, industrial materials associated with both modern minimalist architecture and constructivism feeds into the conceptual content of the work at a material level.

 This body of work is strongly influenced by the light and shadow writings of Louis Kahn. The work explores the way that forms constructed of float glass and steel influence light and shadow.  Through the manipulation of light and shadow, the space around the sculptures is influenced as well. 

 “I turn to the light, the giver of all presences: by will; by law. You can say the light, the giver of all presences, is the maker of a material, and the material was made to cast a shadow, and the shadow belongs to the light.” -Louis Kahn

 A series of “blue prints” accompanies the sculptures, acting as a guide to understanding the importance of light and shadow to the work.  This mirrors the intent of architectural blueprints, which are tools for the contractor to understand how to build a structure.