example, which projects an almost floating ethereal sensibility while remaining true to a Minimalist esthetic. Ferrari Rowley briefly acknowledges the importance of shadow at least in her statement.   But I think it is no less important a component then how the work interacts with space.

Susan Ferrari Rowley, Ensconsed, 2007, brushed aluminum and polyfiber 84(h) X 60(w) X 27(d) in

Susan Ferrari Rowley, Cantilevered Plane, 2004, brushed aluminum and polyfiber 48(h at end of cantilever) X 14(h boxed structure) X 164(w) X 26(d) in

Susan Ferrari Rowley, Part Reflection, 2003, brushed aluminum and polyfiber 84(h) X 234(w) X 17(d) in

Given the simplicity of the forms and materials plus the lack of color in these pieces you could see them as simply Minimalist sculpture perhaps.  But an interesting tension is created in these works between a tangible and intangible sensibility.  The tangibles of course are the objects themselves as defined by their simple materials occupying 3 dimensional space.  The artist makes some reference to the intangibles when she mentions the differing aspects of space. But there is more such as how each piece incorporates an element of curve or how they seem delicately balanced; on the verge of falling over