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Bruce Mitchell\nInfluence: "Black Sun," Tamba granite, Isamu Noguchi (1960-63)\nWork: "Muse," bay laurel, (1999)\nThe negative space in Noguchi's piece is a powerful aspect that evokes the image of a portal, a threshold that leads to contemplative spaces beyond the surface of the work itself. My intent with the "Muse" piece was to use that same aspect to encourage the observer's discovery of other landscapes of insight and perception.
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Bruce Mitchell
Influence: "Black Sun," Tamba granite, Isamu Noguchi (1960-63)
Work: "Muse," bay laurel, (1999)
The negative space in Noguchi's piece is a powerful aspect that evokes the image of a portal, a threshold that leads to contemplative spaces beyond the surface of the work itself. My intent with the "Muse" piece was to use that same aspect to encourage the observer's discovery of other landscapes of insight and perception.