Fibonacci Wannabe

19’ x 23’ x 5’6”

Fabricated steel

2012

2012 Intern Artist

Artist Statement

Many things in nature adhere to a particular rhythm or cycle. If a cycle is considered to be an occurrence or a series of occurrences, one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order or at the same intervals, then cycles exist in many forms – be it chronological as with seasonal changes or something more tangible like the spiral of a nautilus shell, rings of a tree or the formation of honeycombs.

Cycles exist on every scale imaginable. The manner in which planets orbit a sun, or how solar systems, star clusters and other interstellar bodies gravitate to form a galaxy exhibits fundamental laws of cycles. On a much smaller scale, molecules demonstrate repetitive qualities in their structural design. Cycles represent not only the acknowledgment of time and space, but also of life. I sculpt objects that focus on the repetitive, rotational or angular in order to explore the mysticism of cycles. My goal is to create forms as beautiful as what surrounds us – naturally occurring wonders.

Nam Trong Le

Born: Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1976

Resides: Greensboro, NC, USA

Education

MFA, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, 2014

BA, University of Maryland, 2011