Organic Forms - Developed Design

 Settling on a form:

After reviewing the various abstractions on the cactus and trilobite forms on Feb 2nd, I've settled on a form to begin building.  Peer reviewed feedback left me with some valid points:

• The cactus shapes look more achievable than the trilobite shapes
• I need a defined base shape
• Emphasis the gesture and movement of the shape
• The forms that opened at the top had the most interest
• Shift focus from repetition to dynamic thrust

  I've tried to render the form here from front and side angles, as well as detailed the six lobed base that the different shapes will rise out of.  Having these curves pre-built into the base of the sculpture should help create these lines that provide dramatic thrust through space, and eventually create the illusion of gravity and wilt that I hope to achieve.  This combination of resisting and eventually conforming to gravity will create a feeling of weight, momentum, and anticipation as it feels as though it is capturing a moment in time, like a flower in mid-bloom.  I've also tried to make use of negative space between some branches of the sculpture, where they reach out towards each other, creating a focal point in negative space.  

Overall I am pleased with the abstraction of the plant forms that I had originally looked at.  The radial symmetry of the cactus lobes and the inspiration of cactus arms budding out has survived, but the object has taken on a form of its own in terms of the flowing curves and surrealist wilting put upon the subject.  I'm excited to try to apply texture/coloration to the external surfaces, which could help create contrast with the surfaces revealed on the inside of the form.