JKAT Designs, There is something so odd and mysterious about...

There is something so odd and mysterious about this piece that really speaks to me. It serves no purpose other than to promote thought. It is a cool looking wood sculpture when all closed up, but with the opening of each panel, we get a better view of a human figure seated in the center, comprised of cubes and deep in thought, while all around it are rotating cubes suspended from bars. All of the panels are smooth wood grain on the exterior, but have cubes engraved on the interior of them. It’s a nice juxtaposition of the organic nature of human thought against the geometric coldness of cubes. The rich wood grain lends itself to the natural feel while the whirr of the motor keeps the viewer on edge.

I think the squareness of the piece is what sold me. JKAT’s Square 47 line was the first line I sculpted. I wasn’t sure what I should sculpt, so I decided to start at Square One, as they say, and make the Large Square piece. (I named it Square 47 because silver occupies the 47th square on the Periodic Table of Elements.) To me, squares are not just comprised of four right angles. They represent a solidity of life, yes…but, they also carry connotations of the basic elements of life. The four directions, North, South, East and West. The four elements, Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. The four seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. All of these concepts have opposition contained within them, yet there’s a softness, a flow and a forgiving nature found in them as well. They all rely on the number four and I feel that translates into squares and cubes. They’re not curved and round like circles or spheres. Squares and cubes inherently encapsulate key elements of life and don’t deny the sharp corners that come along with it. In fact, they embrace them…and use them for stability. A lesson that we all need to learn, hopefully in this lifetime.

I guess that’s why this piece speaks to me.

~jkat

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