MID-SIZED SCULPTURES
LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND...
These first three sculptures are representative of several stages in the artist’s internal life that have resonated with other viewers.
Netherworlds
1980
Bronze / Steel
Netherworlds was designed to be reversible--a sculpture that could be turned upside down to reveal a different landscape. Wyrick was surprised by an art faculty member’s overwhelming enthusiasm for this work. She was especially pleased (and flattered) by being asked by Chunghi Choo, an internationally known artist, to swap a piece of her art for Wyrick’s sculpture. When Wyrick delivered Netherworlds to Chunghi, Wyrick especially admired an artwork at her home similar to one that Wyrick had seen in a New York museum. Chunghi insisted that that was what she would swap with Wyrick!
Under Construction 1980/1985 Bronze / Steel / Oil paint
Cross Paths/Cross Purposes 1985 Bronze / Oil paint
Under Construction and Cross Paths / Cross Purposes are single platform pieces that encourage the viewer to “walk” within the sculptures to best experience them.
Waves
1980–1985
Cast bronze / Oil paints / Packing paper
Waves includes one of three doors with a vertical bar that suggests a warning not to proceed into dangerous territory. Its curtain of lightweight packing material waves with only slight air movement to signal peril.
A Personal Record (A.P.R.)
1985
Cast bronze / Brass
This three-part sculpture directly relates, in narrative style, to Wyrick’s creative life and her experience in community theatre.
Unlighted Passage
Crossroads
and Inner Lights
1993/1997
Unlighted Passage (1993) , Crossroads (1993/1997), Inner Lights (1993/1997) - Streetlamps illuminate only the circles’ highlighted by polished bronze, but not the boats’ passageways, Directional decisions, such as those in Crossroads, allude to alternative life choices and some possible consequences.