Based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Logan Bow is completing a conjoint Master of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Auckland.

Architectural thinking plays an important role in his artistic practice. Geometry, structure, space and material are explored not only as design principles, but as opportunities for experimentation and discovery.

Logan’s creative development began at an early age with hyperrealistic portraiture, landscapes and still-life painting. Over time, his practice moved towards abstraction and sculpture as his architectural studies introduced new ways of thinking about form and the spaces objects occupy.

Rather than relying on formal art training or established precedents, Logan has developed his practice independently through repeated making. Materials, tools and processes are continually tested, with experimentation becoming an essential part of how each work finds its final form.

His materials range from hand-collected shells and acrylic glass to thermoforming and heat-based processes. Each presents different possibilities for movement, transparency, texture and transformation.

Logan’s sculptural forms often appear fluid despite beginning with rigid materials. Heat, pressure and gravity allow surfaces to bend, fold and shift, capturing a sense of movement that continues even after the material has settled.

Works from his Blaze, Volute, Crunch and Ripple series explore these ideas through freestanding and wall-mounted forms. Each sculpture is individually made, with its own texture, shape and relationship to light.

Precision and play sit side by side within Logan’s work. Architectural discipline provides structure, while curiosity and the unpredictable behaviour of materials allow something less controlled to emerge.

The resulting sculptures are both considered and unexpected—objects that change as the viewer moves around them and as light shifts across their surfaces.

Because sometimes the most interesting forms emerge when structure is given the freedom to move.