Thriving off of challenging environments and situations, Mehl drew inspiration from his world-widetravels as he molded sculptures of all shapes and sizes, some 14 feet in height, for this body of work that ultimately became “Intuitive Geometry.”
The artist doesn’t seek to find and display unaltered found objects, but creates ambiguous, composite forms based on the intuitive geometry of nature, hence the title of this month-long exhibition. Most of his works are comprised of bronze and ceramic; however he also incorporates wood, glass, rope and sometimes even found objects into the pieces. The overwhelming size of some of his works was an intentional move by Mehl, as he aims for the viewer to feel the full impact that nature can have on you. Believing that most people experience the beauty of nature on a smaller scale, through items like found stones and fossils, he hopes to inspire awe with large-scale sculptures heavily inspired by those same items.
Exhibition on display at Mehl's Oak Cliff studio from Oct. 24 - Nov. 29, Artist reception Oct. 24, 6-11 p.m.
Jason Mehl Studio (DNA Project Space)1339 Plowman AvenueDallas, Texas 75203.
Price
- FREE!
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