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Rusted Spur by STRETCH Steel, glass 30 x 30 x 30 |
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Location:
29 North at 250 ByPass Value: $33,500 |
Artist Statement The choice of materials I use in my pieces--glass and steel-work against each other, causing tension while maintaining a high level of dialogue. The juxtaposition of the two serves to create an actual conversation, drawing the viewer in, inviting them to participate, engaging them both mentally and physically regardless of race, creed or color. This allows the viewer's own past experiences to play a significant role in the present moment. Rusted Spur is one of those sculptures that follows a fine line of my travels. When I look at it, the sculpture shows road burn. It has the flavor of many miles in my life.from the wind generation station of the San Bernadino Valley in CA to the giant windmills of Holland, the turbines of the boats on the coast or the pepper mills of Spain. It's a lot of history regurgitated. Experiences of time. Where we have all been. Looking toward the future. How one sees should not be forced, we all have our own experiences and should look toward this work with an open eye. The vertical structure rises like a derrick of an off-shore oil rig, the belly of a space shuttle gas tank, or just a muffler mount of a '67 Chevy. Feel the sculpture and see the colors. Look for the ideas within.the uprooting, ground-vibrating structure captured in the motionless moment of a Polaroid. Is it necessary to have a kinetic pulse, or can it be imagined? See the movement.feel the wind.S STRETCH |
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