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“My sculptures capture the tension
between the spontaneity of the imagination and the restraint of meticulous craftsmanship. For me, sculpture is problem-solving: engagement with the material world and the resistance and affordances it provides. I enter the studio with sketches but no preconceived solutions; rather,
I embrace the unforeseen possibilities that arise when building by hand. My sculptures thus em- brace a raw, awkward sensibility that emerges through their making. I complement my intuitive form-making process with great attention to detail. I employ labor-intensive metal fabrication and woodworking techniques to realize challeng- ing compound-complex curves, angular geome- tries, and the intersection of disparate volumes. I continually experiment with materials and tech- niques to express new possibilities, creating an eclectic oeuvre united by my engagement with formal abstraction.“
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Joshua Enck
