Does artwork size matter?

Looking at Art:

Michael Heizer has made a sculpture called City which is said to be the size of the National Mall in Washington D.C. Richard Serra”s sculptures are architectural and the viewer must often walk inside of them to experience the work. Like contemporary paintings, which have often become wall sized, sculpture has grown to provide an environment for the viewer to experience. With this transformation happening in the contemporary art world, is it still possible to create meaningful small work? Can small work have an impact on viewers?

Work in the Studio:

As I have gotten older and have limited storage space, my sculptures have grown smaller. The largest piece I ever made was seven feet tall and now most of my 3D work hovers around 12” in height. I enjoy the small scale. I can see the piece materialize more quickly than when I was creating larger work and there is an intimacy about small scale which I think gives the viewer a different experience. The piece shown here, called Fire Dance, is 11” x 7” x 7”. It will be on view in a juried exhibition at Art Center Manatee called Art of the Soul, in January.

Fire Dance, Ceramic Sculpture, two views, 11” x 7” x 7”