forms

Art can manifest itself as many different physical forms. A painting or a sculpture fits the definition of visual art very clearly. A sculpture is an object, but so is a steering wheel. A painting is a flat plane, but a panel is too - so is an island a piece of land surrounded by water. If an object or a flat plane can be art, so can an island also fall into that category. On these pages, which I call FORMS by lack of a better word, I attempt to categorize my work and subdivide it into groups which are shown below.

islands

gardens

trees | forests

mazes | labyrinths

patios | courtyards

objects

Categorizing sculpture in a different manner than what art historians are used to, is another approach towards defining art as recognizable forms.

Classifications as figurative, abstract, geometric, environmental and land art for instance, have been devised by art historians to be able to catagorize the different forms of art. We can also subdivide art according to the material of which it is made: stone, bronze, wood, etc. But it is also possible to classify art according to the the form in which it presents itself: islands, gardens, trees | forests, mazes | labyrinths, patios | courtyards and sculptures as objects in contrast to their environment, the site in which it is installed.