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Artist
Statement |
I taught myself
how to arc-weld in 1988, while attending
the Art Institute Of Chicago. my landlord
at that time hired me to weld together
a steel storage cage in his fourth floor
loft. My pants caught on fire and I
almost burnt down the building twice.
by the time I had completed that job,
I was ready to start sculpting in metal.
In 1992 after many painstaking years
of searching, I finally discovered the
“ultimate” medium to construct
the human form from. I devised an armature
that conveyed an accurate anatomical
model of the human body. I have since
built more than fifty full-figure sculptures.
Their sizes range from palm-sized to
the largest being twelve feet tall weighing
1 ton With a chair built into its chest.
Furniture and functional art are important
themes in my creative process. Whether
I'm creating functional works or sculptural
pieces the same creative rhythms occur.
These rhythms, which become evident
in the finished works, appear as a style.
My goal is to liberate this style to
take on any form I choose.
Aesthetics, techniques, craftsmanship
and material I use are very crucial
to my artistic integrity. It is only
when this is all working together harmoniously
that my true artistic intention can
shine through. The intention in all
of my artistic creations is to heal
body, mind and spirit, To inspire, To
stimulate and activate positive energy
and to teach about the infinite possibilities
capable within the human experience. |
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Sculpture Parks : |
Provincetown
Art Association and Museum.
Artscapes Sculpture Park, Amaganset,
LI.
Three Rivers arts Festival, Pittsburgh,
PA.
Kingston Biennial Juried Sculpture Competition
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1993
– 1998
1999 – 2000
1999
1997 & 1999 |
| Self
Curated : |
Colony Sculpture
Park, Woodstock, NY.
(Eight sculptors exhibiting) |
2002 |
Solo
Exhibitions:
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Coffey Gallery, Kingston,
NY.
Fleet Bank, Woodstock, NY.
Thanassi Gallery, Provincetown, Ma.
Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY .
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Plaza,
NY, NY.
Charles Baltavick Gallery, Provincetown,
MA.
Michael Kisslinger Gallery, NY, NY.
Waterfront Gallery, West Stockbridge
gallery, NY.
Wohlfarth Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
McDougall Fine Arts Galleries, Gloucester,
MA.
Stellwagon Gallery, Provincetown, NY.
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2003
2002
2001
2000
1998
1998
1995
1995
1993, 1994, 1995
1993
1992 |
| Group
Exhibitions: |
Off The Wall Gallery,
Kingston NY.
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton
LI. Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY.
Wohlfarth Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Woodstock Guild Of Craftsmen, Woodstock,
NY.
Woodstock Art Association, Woodstock,
NY.
Makeshift Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
Subway Gallery, Bisbee, AZ.
Wenniger Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
Ridgefield Guild Of Artists, Ridgefield,
CT. Juries Best In Show.
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2001
1999
1996
1993-1995
1994
1994-1996
1991
1990
1990
1990 |
| Collections: |
McDougall Fine Arts
Galleries, Glouster, NY.
Ronny Hazel Sculpture Garden, Provincetown,
NY.
First State Mortgage Corporate Collection,
Providence, RI
Club Mamakins, Boston, MA.
The Wildhorse Café, Beverly,
MA
Hasbrouk House Collection, Stone Ridge,
NY.
Markerteck Corporation, Saugerties,
NY.
Shine Theatre Lounge, Soho, NYC.
Restaurant 277, Tribeca, NYC.
The Emerson House resort and spa, Phoneca,
N.Y.
Mortgage .com corp. Kingston, NY.
Juniper restaurant NY, NY.
The Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY.
Loie restaurant, Philadelphia, Pa. |
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Jurried
outdoor
Exhibition: |
Woodstocks “Summer
Of The Guitar” outdoor sculpture
competition. Woodstock, N.Y. |
2002 |
| Education: |
The School Of The
Art Institute Of Chicago,
Art Student’s League, NYC. |
1986-1989
1989-1990 |
| Auctions: |
“Woodstock
Guitars” Sotheby’s on Ebay
“Chair affair” Huntington,
LI.
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2002
1998 |
Museum
Collections:
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Bisbee Mining Museum,
Bisbee, Arizona.
Aldridge Museum Of Contemporary Art
Ridgefield, CT.
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1966 |
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