Alexander Caldwell is an artist inspired by the pervasiveness of geometry found throughout the natural world. His sculptures are considered and balanced responses to both materials and environment, and he is known for his precision and craftmanship in transforming common materials into extraordinary objects. In “Anomaly”, Caldwell plays with the viewers expectations of repetition and predictability within the emergent, bubble-like form, by confining the overall shape of the hemispheres into the organization of a square. In doing so he explores the dynamics between man and nature, and the tension between randomness and order.
For Caldwell, colour is an element equally important to shape and form, and in this work, the interplay between the elements is key: the blue colour, in combination with the organic shape, suggests water droplets or a rippling pool of water. The series of circles within a circle offers a sense of movement while at the same time being stationary, creating an optical illusion that is stimulating and playful. In his skillful crafting of the mirror-like surface, Caldwell’s interest was that the sculpture’s own reflection be repeated to infinity. The overall effect of the work, is one of harmony and balance.
