Posts Tagged ‘public sculpture’
Wing progress
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Here’s a video showing the progress on the wing for a Harris Hawk sculpture for the Rio Bosque Wetlands Project in El Paso, TX. The fabrication of this stainless steel and corten public art sculpture is going smoothly and the installation is currently scheduled to happen in about four months. Stay tuned for more progress pics and video!
Transition – Sculpture for South Korea finished!
Thursday, October 13th, 2011See the previous blog post for the original drawing of this sculpture, and the full description of the meaning of the work. After three weeks, working by myself (outdoors in a field, no less) with only help to lift and move the heavy parts, I’m exhausted, but quite proud of this sculpture created for the Icheon International Sculpture Symposium. Weighing in at nearly two tons, this sanded and mirror-polished stainless steel public art is nearly nineteen feet long, almost twelve feet tall, and five feet deep. The final landscaping won’t be in place for some time, and these photos were taken right after installing it in the dirt — but imagine a little grass around it and a path through the middle of the two vertical slabs, and you get the idea. It was an amazing adventure and tested my skills at working with the most minimal amount of tools. And here it is, complete. I present to you, Transition:
9/11 Memorial: press
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011The 9/11 Memorial I created got a good bit of press, here’s a round-up of a few of the sites covering the sculpture:
Dedication of 9/11 Memorial, 9/11/2011
Sunday, September 11th, 2011Lowering the WTC I-beam into place on the 9/11 Memorial Sculpture
Thursday, August 11th, 2011The second hand is complete, and that means we can lower the WTC I-beam into place on this sculpture now. Here is a time-lapse video of that process: first craning the 500-pound I-beam into the hands, then welding it directly to the hand sculptures for a permanent attachment.
Shiny!
Thursday, July 28th, 2011Now that’s some shiny public art! Just got the first of the two hand sculptures back from electropolishing, and it’s looking good with all the surfaces and welds all shined up to a nearly mirror finish! Love how it reflects the surrounding environment.
Moving the 9/11 Memorial hand sculpture
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011Thought this view of the hand being moved around in the shop looked interesting, and decided to share it:
Work on the 9/11 Memorial continues…
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Work continues on the 9/11 Memorial sculpture. This public art is requiring a massive investment of labor, each of the nearly 3000 parts requiring custom fitting to the overall shape. Below is a photo of the progress and a video showing one of the parts being fit.
9/11 Memorial Progression
Monday, June 6th, 2011Work is continuing on the 9/11 Memorial sculpture. Lots and lots of parts for this public art…
