Sketchpad Notes, on Undergrowth

un·der·growth \ˈən-dər-ˌgrōth\
n.

1. Low-growing plants, saplings, and shrubs beneath trees in a forest.
2. A growth of short, fine hairs underlying the longer and thicker outer hairs of an animal's coat; underfur or underwool.
3. The condition of being less than fully grown.
4. The detritus which crowds the truth in a piece of art being created.


"the clarity of the well marked path is sterile. to find the path, to
follow it, to examine it, and to clear away the tangled undergrowth; that
is sculpture."

--Guiseppe Penone



what's left behind are only the necessary details 19 November 2009

3 comments:

  1. *hah* Troy that's a close-up shot of something new - you'll have to come to Vermillion to see the whole thing ;)

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  2. I have a feeling it's something to do with undergrowth? Interesting.

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