IJAD International Journal of Art and Design IJAD 2955-2397 2955-2400 Balkan University Press 10.69648/LIGB7560 260 Research Article Mind-Building Sculpture: Forging Thought Through Form Bensandy Ozokeraha Akpowowo Department of Fine Art and Industrial Design, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Southern Delta University, Ozoro, Delta state, Nigeria 19 06 2025 2 1 47 54 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This article explores the concept of mind-building sculpture—a sculptural approach that transcends aesthetics and function to engage with the intellectual, emotional, and psychological landscapes of the observer. It examines how contemporary and classical sculptors embed cognitive frameworks within form, material, and spatial interaction, transforming sculpture into a catalyst for reflection, learning, and internal transformation. Drawing on examples from art history, phenomenology, and neuroscience, the study underscores sculpture’s profound capacity to shape not only physical space but the human mind.

Keywords: mind-building, psychological, contemporary, beliefs, perceptions, emotions, and introspections cognitive, classical, intellectual, aesthetics, mind, and neuroscience.

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