13) Framed Marbles

3 sides cornered frame. 2007
Crystal balls on board.

"One of the themes i am working on is the 'different dimensions'. This is the beginning of a bigger piece of art where dimensions and perspectives are manipulated, modified and authorized by me. I chose to make the frame in a way that it exploits the idea of the 3rd dimension, and i filled it with crystal balls to add up to the 3D and a more vivid view. The shininess and the perfect circular shapes of the marbles express the simplicity and pureness of nature, which is something that i love." - Pilar Rodriguez 15/10/07

Applying the same ideas from the previous piece, i create this new cornered frame. This time i added a bit more of challenge to the work by adding an extra side to the frame, and by changing the texture of the 'eyes'. Some of the feedback that i got from the previous piece was that if i was intending to portray eyes, i should have used a more realistic and believable material, like crystal balls. In this piece the crystal balls are a symbol for 'eyes' or nature.
I kept experimenting with the idea of the 3rd dimension, and i wanted to keep experimenting with it little by little before starting on a big 3D piece. Which you will see later on.