Tumbling Letter Sculpture

This is a fun piece completed by my grade 10 sculpture class, where they were aiming to convey the sense of movement and energy through the repetition of a familiar form. In order to focus on the composition of the sculpture a simple alphabet letter was chosen which was then repeated on cardboard six times. Using a template of the selected letter form, the shape was overlapped to appear to be linked together. Once the composition was finalised the layout was extruded into a three dimensional form. A wire spine was added running through the form for strength. The final consideration was the use of colour and how this might also be used to convey movement or change in the sculpture. The final three dimensional form was then stood on end and the spinal wire drilled earlier was attached to a small base.