Does sculpture bend or is it the mind that curves to meet it? With their brilliant colors, lively geometries, and insistent physicality, the metal sculptures included in "Heavy Metal" challenge perception, engross, and invigorate. Aquamarine, fuchsia, lime, neon yellow, fire-engine red, popsicle orange -- the colors themselves take center stage as one first enters the gallery space. But quickly these sculptures (both floor pieces and wall works), shaped and bent, perforated and twisted, quickly engage space as well as color.

Each of the artists whose work is included in Heavy Metal is a master of metal – whether aluminum or steel. Pard Morrison’s aluminum cubes and cut-out wall pieces intrigue with their visually illusive use of color. Elliot Norqust brings is playful yet elegant steel wall pieces that perfectly balance color and form. And finally Jeremy Thomas’ inflated steel never ceases to enthrall viewers with its subtle shapes and stunning color.

Balancing the weight and materiality of the metal with eye-popping color and intricate forms, Pard Morrison, Elliot Norquist, and Jeremy Thomas manage to merge stimulating and serious art with playful provocativeness.