Steel Series #5

TITLE: Steel Series #5
ARTIST: Mike Barker
DATE: N/A
TYPE: Sculpture
MEDIUM: Steel

ABOUT: ​Creating art for me is a way to express my thoughts on a piece. What is most important in my work is that it appears and is 100 % correct. One of the key elements in sculpture is the surface of the piece. Like Isamu Noguchi or Henry Moore, the surface of my work plays a critical role in the statement of the form. I am playing the smooth surface against the negative space in my current “Life: Twists & Turns Series”. Although the negative space is small, it becomes powerful to the work. It is here the view can get a small insight of my thoughts.
A piece of art in my mind must have a flow where it pulls you around the piece in every direction thus it always is intriguing to the viewer. In this series, I demonstrate movement with the twist in the neck vs. the twist in the torso, thus creating fluid movement throughout the piece as if it were alive.

​LOCATION: Pere Marquette Depot, 1000 Adams St, Bay City, MI 48708