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Artist Statement:
The wall sculptures of John
Searles reflect his enduring
interests in mathematics,
visual pleasure, energy and
freedom. Working with copper,
brass, stainless steel or
aluminum, sometimes melting
one on the other, these wall
sculptures are puzzle pieces.
Searles cuts up one piece of
patinated metal into many then
reassembles them into a more
visually stimulating, higher
level of order, often
large-scale. Some of his
sculptures are weavings, but
all have some component of an
under-over dimensional
quality. His purpose is to
delight the brain and visual
center in a non-cerebral
manner. Think of his work as
being Music for the Eyes.
Much of Searles’ recent work
has been with copper, creating
large wall sculptures with a
variety of patinas. Copper is
a miraculous material that can
be readily shaped then colored
with flame and/or chemicals to
create a remarkably large
palette, including varying
shades of reds, browns,
yellows, greens, blacks, blues
and rainbow hues. In addition
to the standard practices of
welding, brazing and
soldering, Searles has
developed a proprietary
technique of laminating the
colored copper to wood.
Geometric shapes are cut, one
from inside the other then
reassembled into an
imaginative wall sculpture
possessing depth ...
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