HOW TO LOOK AT SCULPTURE "When you walk by an important sculpture in a museum, in front of a building, in a city plaza or in a park, you are passing something that can open your eyes and mind to a new world…. The first step in this adventure is to realize that a work of sculpture is quite a different reality from a painting. A sculpture exists in space like a human being, or like a mountain, tree or cloud, and it needs to be approached as a terrain that must be explored inorder to be fully appreciated." –David Finn How to Look at Sculpture, 1989 To fully enjoy sculpture, consider these suggestions: Sculpture is a three-dimensional art form, so walk around it. Look at it from all sides. Focus on details. Examine its shape, texture, materials, how it interacts with the ground, any repeated elements and how light falls on its surfaces. Does it express an emotion? An idea? How? Would the piece convey something different in a different setting? Think about the artist at work. Every piece of art reflects a series of choices, such as what material to use and whether to carve or cast. What does it seem the artist intended to accomplish? How do you respond to it?