Lightwave and Lightsurge form two distinct yet joined harmonious evocations of light energy. The composition of Lightwave ascends on a curl of bronze in the shape of a roundel; it is an elongated wave of light that morphs into an aperture. In contemplating the opposite sculpture, Lightsurge, we again meet the “S” formation that distinguishes a radiant wavelength. In both of these masculine and feminine partitions, bronze expresses the substance of light almost as a rhythmic veil of sonic cloth, evoking a small portion of a long train sweeping across a vast cosmic trajectory. As one critic recently observed, “Here in these remarkable works the sculptor has achieved the inexpressible portrait of light captured in an eternal bronze moment.”

In the sculptor’s contemplation, these two bronzes exist as octaves of one another. Forming these sculptures has allowed the sculptor to enter into a private artistic meditation that sees human anatomy – both masculine and feminine- as expressive of shapes similar to wavelengths of light. As critic Victor Solada remarks, “Indeed, if one carefully examines the anatomical nuances of Lightwave and Lightsurge, it is possible to appreciate how the unrivaled ease and fluidity of Snowden’s sculptural style is achieved through a deep understanding of “S” formations that one can almost trace with one’s finger. Building upon Rodin’s proprietary armature, Snowden structures the human form in ways that achieve synergy throughout these two delicate Asiatic floating fingers. With slightly lengthened torsos and exotic features, Snowden enchants bronze into lines of sheer grace. Indeed, rarely in art history has there been a sculptor such as Snowden, who is completely at ease with freeing bone and sinew to express curvature while retaining anatomical accuracy. Snowden goes beyond bronze in Lightwave and Lightsurge to realize the human spirit as light.”