This abstract sculptural work employs a geometric, modernist approach, featuring a dynamic arrangement of angular wooden forms in earthy tones. The composition evokes an industrial or architectural landscape, with towering vertical elements and interlocking rectilinear shapes. The overall effect is one of dynamic tension, hinting at the artist's possible intention to explore themes of urban development, industrialization, or the relationship between humanity and the built environment. The piece's minimalist style and emphasis on form over figuration align it with the aesthetic principles of mid-20th century abstract sculpture. ...
Virginia Overton creates works that directly respond to the space they occupy through sculpture, installation, and photography. Continuously reusing and recycling materials used in her previous works, such as wood, brass, steel, glass or cedar from the artist’s family farm in Tennessee, Overton’s process is performative and reactive. She closely works with the settings of her works, be that architectural elements of a space or a natural landscape. Overton’s practice is in a refreshing and elegant dialogue with the traditionally monumental movement of land art. Combining industrial with natural elements, reinventing sculptures into paintings, and revealing inherent imperfections, Overton works with forms, textures and shapes, developing her unique sculptural language. ...
