Kendal Buster Response

While most of his work is very unique (and pretty cool), I find Buster's work to be cold and industrial overall. It is robotic and redundant to me. He creates unnatural shapes that have a harsh and man-made feeling. These feelings for me probably come from how these works remind me of a big city skyline, which does not hold very positive connotations for me. At the same time, he accomplishes many different things with his pieces - they must be interesting to explore and inhabit for short periods of time. The pieces do have a certain interest about them. His use of wire mesh is much different from any sculpture work I have ever seen before. It gets brownie points for that. If they were not as sharp and unnatural as they are, they probably would not achieve the same effect that they currently manage.

Martin Puryear Response

I find the work of Martin Puryear to be very organic. It seems as though he is embodying natural processes through modern artistic techniques. He seems to employ the use of curves and swooping lines in a graceful and fluid manner. To me, his pieces seem warm, welcoming and earthy. Part of the reason behind this thinking comes from his wooden pieces. They remind me of uncle's log cabin on Mt. Lemon in Arizona. The smooth edges which he ever so skillfully crafts speak of flowing mountain rivers and gorgeous rock valley canyons. His work is Arizona to me and for that, I love it. It speaks of childhood, innocence and sunlight. I imagine that the effect is much different for people who may have different experiences, but for me, it is wonderful.