Puryear and Buster

Martin Puryear's works provide some examples of interesting forms we can make or base our chair ideas off of. All of his pieces are very organic, both in shape and material. I think they are beautifully thought out and executed. They are natural, rhythmic, and abstract forms and play with your senses. His wood work is my favorite. I think his most intriguing piece, although fairly basic, was his ladder. It is short, but appears long because it is leaned against the wall and increasingly gets thinner the higher the ladder goes, making the work an illusion of depth. I am partial to the organic, rhythmic, and quiet nature of, well, nature. So, I really like his work because it is so unique in the way those concepts are portrayed. I can just imaging his exhibit smelling like earth, pine trees, and the crisp air commonly found in forests. I think he's trying to tell us to keep the environment in mind. To see its beauty as something we should care for and appreciate.

Kendall's work feels very structural and sculptural. They almost look as if they are a real-life version of some 3D digital creation. They are very dimensional and grid-like. Yet, they are very organic and appear light, almost airy. Some of them actually look like lanterns, once again conveying the idea of being light, only now literally. Her works are layered and look sturdy and strong. Some of them are layered, yet feel almost buoyant. They also seem to imitate natural objects, like clouds or bubbles, in addition to almost futuristic exhibits. One piece almost looks like a skyline from a space colony of some sort. They are meant for people to interact with them. Same as our project. For our project part 2, we need a structure and form that we can utilize and actually sit on. Kendall's pieces exemplify support and structure, which we need to take advantage of.