Design Exhibit at the I.C.A Boston.

During a visit to the I.C.A. where an exhibit of modern designers were featured I found myself drawn to the work of artist, David Wiseman. Surrounded by an assembalence of modern works, Wisemans' sculptures appeared timeless and organic.
A recent graduate of RISD Wiseman, who grew up in Pasadena, California draws on the subtleties of nature, calling it an "essential element" in his work.
The three vases shown at the museum are beautiful examples of his understanding of natural form and the effects light plays on his asymmetrical forms. Without touching the pieces you can sense the smooth, clean texture of the Porcelain vases and the continuity of the repeated geometric forms on the bronze vase. The pale color value of the pink and cream vessels are liked to properties of sea-worn stone.
In addition to vases Wiseman makes water based resin castings of collected fallen branches all colored white. In a recent commission he attached these casting to the ceiling of a dining room. Grouped together they form a relief, seemingly in motion, to which he adds hundreds of sculptured porcelain blossoms, creating a trompe l'oeil of an out stretched garden scene.