One of the very first things I noticed about Bather, was that the sculpture does not have and sharp corners. The outer surface of the entire sculpture is smooth. There are, however, many sharp angles within the sculpture itself. I also assigned "names" to different parts of the sculpture. I first started by brainstorming things that are associated with bathing that I may see in the sculpture. I saw things that resemble a shower head and a towel. I then named things that I saw that pertain to people. I see arms, legs, a head, hair, an eye, and a hand. I labeled all of these things in sketches I made in my notebook.
I also thought of some questions coming from the pathos I felt. Bathing is considered a private activity. Why would an artist want to abstract this and make it public? This is one question of many I found myself asking. I then even questioned the title. Bathing in what? Is the title misleading me and making me form images and shapes I should not? Maybe it is helping me to see the things I need to. These questions will be analyzed further and hopefully I will be able to answer them.
The appeals to pathos, ethos, and logos will all be addressed in the analysis of Bather. I will have to discuss and explore the context it was created in. These things will lead me to the argument that the sculpture is making. There are other techniques and ideas that can and will be applied to this analysis as I look into the sculpture more.
Writing Project 3 should be very interesting especially since I have to do Option 2. I will still need to analyze all aspects of the sculpture to fulfill the requirements. However, I must say that I feel that I would be able to write a better rhetorical analysis for this project than I have before. In this case, it will just help me to analyze the necessary points to write the letter to my sculpture.
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