Artist Statement for Pat Wickline

I make “open” sculptures in a variety of mediums, including wire, mixed media, and sheet metal.  I like the surprises an open sculpture can have when viewed from different angles.  This really shows when the sculpture is used to project shadows.

I like Alexander Calder for his attitude and approach, and squid for their amazing adaptations.  We don't need to go to space to find "aliens", way cooler stuff is right here on earth. We just need to simply not ruin what we already have.