"Expansion"

Artist- Paige Bradley
Title- "Expansion"
Media- Bronze with Electricity
Dimensions- 76 x 35 x 17" (193 x 89 x 43cm)
Date- 2007

Artist Bio- Paige Bradley was born in Carmel, California and knew she wanted to be an artist by the age of 9. Bradleys fascination with the human figure began early, and believed that through the figure an artist could speak a universal language. Attended Pepperdine University and spent a year in Florence, Italy with the Universities study program.

Art Description- As told by Bradley "From the moment we are born, the world tends to have a container already built for us to fit inside. A social security number, a gender, a race, a profession or an I.Q. I ponder if we are more defined by the container we are in, rather than what we are inside. Would we recognize ourselves if we could expand beyond our bodies? Would we still be able to exist if we were authentically 'un-contained'?" This sculptor is showing someone releasing their inner "light" instead of following what society intends us to.

http://paigebradley.com/sculpture/goddess/expansion/

Connection- Being my favorite piece of the exhibit, this sculpture shows a lot of deeper meaning than what is shown and connects well with the overall theme of the exhibit.