A first-time exhibitor with the Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden, Frederick Napoli delivers Learning Curve from Lake Zurich, Illinois. Approximately nine feet tall, the sculpture consists of five separate forms and a base, and is made of welded aluminum and painted in bright hues. A curvilinear sculpture, this piece manipulates space to represent motion through implied momentum, positive and negative spatial juxtaposition, and tension and release. “Colors and shapes can suggest peace and tranquility, or the opposite, such as discomfort, conflict and our difficulty navigating through daily tasks,” Napoli explains. “I have attempted to address the paradox everyone faces as inhabitants of a changing world through the interaction created by sculptural form colored in various hues with the suggestion of elements in constant motion.”
Learning Curve by Frederick Napoli
