I went to an exhibition of
Ruth Asawa's wire sculptures over the weekend and had my mind blown. These are surreally complex forms, made from a single length of aluminum or copper wire, painstakingly twisted and curled and manipulated into shapes reminiscent of organic forms such as jellyfish.
Something about them reminded me of the 19th century drawings of Ernst Haeckel, who made detailed images of natural forms.
Similar, aren't they? But don't contemplate Asawa or Haeckel while under the influence of some kind of hallucinogen or you'll make your head explode.
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