Chris Mason

Chris Mason likes playing with the human figure. Not only that, but he also like to play with the conventional poses that wee see too often in the art world. His sculptures of human figure are made out of a relatively thick wire that is continually twisted until it makes the desired shape. I really appreciate the amount of accuracy he puts into his works. If you notice, all of the figures are very abstract but at the same time have all the appropriate amounts of digits on their limbs. I would say that he also does a good job of expressing emotion through his figures without incorporating faces into the composition. Though this choice to not include faces makes the figures have a less obvious center of attention, they also force you to search for it elsewhere

"Climber-Aluminum" Chris Mason

This piece is exactly what was referring to in the text above. Not only does this play with the classical poses that so many other artists use, but through that and the material choice you really turn a classic figure sculpture into a very abstract and interesting modern piece. The texture that is created by the meshing and tangling of the wires is no doubt done on purpose and changes the way the piece is read from simply a figure to a more mechanical style. I also think that specific elements of it were done really strategically to create tension and stress the sort of hanging force such as the way the shoulders are oriented or the way the feet are bent.

"Rewired 14" 

There are some pretty obvious implications with this particular piece. Obviously, he is referring to Spider man in the pose, the proportions, and the way it clings to the wall. Again, there are similar qualities to the ones we saw before but what makes it different is the pose which again, is unconventional in that it makes a pop culture reference. I'd also like to point out the digits and how different the piece would be without including details such as that.