Foon Sham

For the last twenty years, Foon Sham has passionately pursued his love of material in his intricate wood sculptures, from their overall composition to how each component fits together. What distinguishes his recent work is that he has increasingly used the principles of design for their associative properties to create a complex, synthetic poetry. New motifs, including reaching for the sky, fathoming the properties of light, and harmonizing with natural forms and forces, have emerged. In his deepening study of structure and the realization of a personal language, his sculptures have become more architectural in their reference to building as well as to the human body and the environment.