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My primary focus is the visual kinetics of sculpture.
Open air always provides a blank canvas for movement of shape and color. Architectural lines and the motion of nature are primary inspiration for my work. My designs come from three basic mindsets: mechanical, organic, or a combination of the two. The design goal is building the piece to appear kinetic to the eye, even when the work is static
Works are typically suspended, but some are also wall mounted and free standing. I work on site-specific commissions as well as my own studio projects. Sizes vary from one foot in diameter (air space displacement) to 15 feet or more for a single piece.
Materials range from aluminum rod to stainless steel or alloy types of rod for the “armatures”. Materials for “ballast” (or positive space) vary from sheet metal to acrylic to found material objects.
Kinetic Mobile sculptures are like a companion. They occupy space similar to a friend. They converse with us at a deep, inner level. They always influence feelings of calm, ambient wonder.
During the design process of mobiles, I draw from several sources. In private studio time I am influenced by modern architecture, the organic ...
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Untitled 0806, 2008
Aluminum Sculpture,
36 x 36 X 24 inches
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| US$ 2000 |
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