Dazzle was inspired by the camouflage paintings of war ships from the 1910’s. I aimed to create an initial mis-perception from a distance that continues and changes as you approach and move around the sculpture. This effect is emphasized by the high contrast white and black rectilinear pattern on the surface that interacts with the overall shape of the sculpture. At a certain point you begin to realize what it is your seeing and why you might have seen it incorrectly at first. The accuracy and way your perception functions is brought to your attention. The form of the sculpture is very polygonal like that of a digitally created 3D model. I like the idea that in an image or a picture of this object, it might appear to be digitally rendered and not a real physical thing. More people are going to see the picture of this sculpture rather than the sculpture itself and I’m interested in what the sculpture looks like in an image as much as how it’s experienced in person. My work exists in both virtual and physical worlds; I’m constantly investigating the conversation that happens between these two spaces.”
