Aaron Curry, Face Forward

2009

This mixed-media, freestanding sculpture combines oil and spray enamel on wood and cardboard with rope and a steel base. Curry is known for bridging the gap between traditional sculpture and modern, colorful abstraction, often utilizing everyday or industrial materials like cardboard alongside painted wood and metal. Face Forward reflects his signature aesthetic—combining tribal, cosmic, and cartoonish motifs into towering, puzzle-like anthropomorphic shapes that challenge traditional ideas of volume and space.