Ruth Rasawa

Ruth Rasawa is an American modernist artist known for her wire sculptures, installations and activism in the arts education of children in public schools. "Architecture of Life" investigates in an abstract way how architecture affects the world we live in and individual's life experiences, it gives power to the mind to reimagine a whole new world. What intrigues me about her work are the organic forms that resemble elements from the natural environment and convey the idea of multiples. I am fascinated by the way the artist creates dimension when overlaying the shapes, the smaller circles interact with the larger, fluid structures, resembling a natural shelter such as a cocoon. “My curiosity was aroused by the idea of giving structural form to the images in my drawings. These forms come from observing plants, the spiral shell of a snail, seeing light through insect wings, watching spiders repair their webs in the early morning, and seeing the sun through the droplets of water suspended from the tips of pine needles while watering my garden.” (Ruth Rasawa). I feel like Ruth's work might impact my artistic practice as I am extremely curious in working with three dimensional structures and creating larger scale sculptures. I enjoy exploring manual techniques and creating pieces with wire, besides driving inspiration from nature.

Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc (2022), Architecture of Life, available at: https://ruthasawa.com/exhibition/architecture-of-life/ (Accessed 26 November 2022)

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