Twisted

Twisted is a sculptural work that serves as the conceptual and material anchor for my graduate practice. Although made two years prior to entering graduate school, the piece became the point of return from which my current body of work emerged.
The sculpture is constructed from twisted rebar rising from a circular base, bound with aged rope and supporting a cast bronze spinal form. The spine references the lumbar vertebrae L3–L5, translated into segmented bronze elements that are held in tension rather than fully resolved. Rope functions as both structural binding and connective system, compressing, stabilizing, and containing the form.
Material choices are intentionally restrained. Rebar, rope, and sandblasted bronze emphasize weight, abrasion, and endurance. Color is limited to muted, utilitarian tones that resist spectacle and reinforce the work’s grounding in labor and physical consequence.
While Twisted originated as a singular object, it operates as a generative structure rather than a closed statement. Its logic—segmentation, binding, compression, and adaptation under strain—became the framework for subsequent investigations in metal, casting, and suspended form. The work marks a shift from resolution toward sustained inquiry, where material behavior carries meaning without reliance on narrative.