Inflatable

This is an inflatable penis woman I made for my kinetics class. Its made of palette wrap , a hair dryer, and a pack of marbs. The feet are flocked with acrylic fur. Its titled Who You Call'n a Dick, Dick?

Flag (Untitled)

This was more of drawing then a sculpture. I experimented with the plasma cutter, oxyacetylene soot and various chemicals in spray bottles to achieve various textures and colors. I have been very interested in patriotic and/or nationalistic imagery as of late. This work is clearly a product of my new interest.

Video

This is my second experience with film in the realm of art. It started simply to demonstrate the kinetic aspects of one of my recent works but evolved into quite a performance. I designed and constructed a costume for the clip. I did a bit of editing and then mounted it in a dirty port window on the ground at the head of my piece. I apparently hid it too well because very few knew it was actually there. The film was for a piece call O' Sweet Amelia, Where Has the Time Gone...? in the show "Contagious". In will be up for a few weeks at Hillel Gallery on Angel and Brown. I apologize for the low quality...

Rock 'N' Roll

These are works for a show titled "This is a Show About Rock and Roll". The work is an ensemble of music devices called "Ode to a Deaf Inventor". It is up for a few more days in the Gelman Gallery of the Chace Center. I basically just started assembling junk and scraps with the word 'Instrumentation" in my head, and this is what happened.

Stick

I took these years ago and thought they were lost forever. Found them the other day. Enjoy.

10eastern

This is a link to a website I used to draw on. Check out my and everyone else's galleries.

GALLERY

Street Modification

This is a piece I did last semester. I simply drilled a circuit breaker to a tree. I placed an LED light string in the box that gave the illusion that there was some sort of function. I replaced the lights after they burnt out once and then after that quickly lost interest. The box (shown above in the winter) lasted quite some time without lights. Just the other day I had noticed it was removed. In retaliation I took apart a typewriter and screwed a piece of it where the box had once been. This new modification stands out even more so I am curious as to how long it will last.

Simple Machine

Steel, Concrete, Plastic, Springs, Chain, Heater, Bikes, Toaster Oven, Fan Motor, Debris

This piece was originally based of one of my favorite grindcore songs so I entitled it:
Innocent Bystanders Watched in Horror as Peter Jennings Drew his Murder Weapon.

Shoes

This was my 3-D Final second semester last year. The assignment was to make a shoe. I took apart my Nike All Courts, made patterns, and saved the soles. I used a second hand shop leather coat and a Burberry scarf for the exterior of the shoe. The interior is acrylic fur. I spray painted the soles gold, added some gold eyelets, reassembled the shoe and that was that. I've worn them once or twice but now they are shelved.

New Pic

Here is a shot of my old installation changing with the seasons.

update

Updated intensely today. I am going to get some higher quality images for a few of the projects from friends and re-shoots.

Bronze Piece

This is my first experience with bronze casting. I used the lost wax technique. The three forms are separate and must be delicately balanced to stand. This was my first shot at patina work on bronze as well. I'm a big fan of cupric nitrate. About forty coats of that gave me that classic sea foam green. The bottom hole originally had a little creature but the wax shattered in the early stages. Now I use it as a pencil holder.

War Memorial of Hill 404

I'm still not too sure what this one is about. I call it an uninformed war memorial from a time that doesn't exist. The original version had some intense grandma's living room under lighting and a few more elements. I love playing with symbolism to the point where it seems almost like mindless propaganda. This piece is currently decorating my kitchen wall which is why the lighting in these shots is a bit lacking. The American flag has placed on it a mine detector. Opposite that is the Soviet ray gun with extend able butt and extra clip. The middle item is stained wood with found elements. The main object is actually the bottom of a computer chair. These,with the clock, create the illusion of function. The clock used to read 4:04...but i dropped it and the arms moved. The title stuck.

Throw Back Kinetic Creature

I decided to post a couple pictures of one my pieces from earlier in the year because it was so related to the symbiotic work I just finished. This guy had what I believe was some kind of industrial punching machine's motor which I mounted inside a custom steel frame. The punching machine triggered a drill motor that spun a log at the front interior of the creature. The modified machine made the whole piece scoot around. I built it with only two legs so it was in a constant struggle to walk. The motion could be compared to that of a dying frog. I made a little log foot peddle that controlled the hopping. In my opinion the best part of this work was the cracking and snapping noises produced with each hop and the slight trail of debris it left behind as it moved around the space.

Portrait

Here is portrait of me my friend Mando is working on right now. It is, long story short, about me raping a little girl.... Thanks Mondong. Check out this and all his other work at mandoveve.blogspot.com

Menorah

Here is a Menorah I've been making in my "spare time". Ironically it is my mum's christmas present for last year. It is forged and blackened steel and bronze. Finally done, Merry Christmas mum.

Symbiotic Being

This is my newest piece. I had been calling it a tree being, but during transit to the crit room it collapsed. From its new position it seemed to me, more a nest form. It was built around a basic steel frame. I then wove branches and filled the void with vines and leaves. Inside (which I unfortunately did not shoot before I destroyed the piece) is creature made of a 62 pound hunk of steel, plaster, hot glue, latex and acrylic fur. The sac at the bottom is vacuum, then hand formed plastic. I then coated it in hot glue, latex and saw dust. I filled it with water and lit it with three bulbs from the interior. After the collapse I added another layer of translucent leaves. I put a lot of time and effort into this one. This piece is techniquely a failure because it did not meet the assignment requirements, but I'll gladly take the F. Sorry teach.

Skeletal Study Cont.

So here are the study and drawing. The drawing came first. It was a really quick doodle that I just cut out of my sketch book and mounted on carboard, added pastels, add beat up with sandpaper. The picture isn't washed out, it is intentionally faded. I tried some different things with the study. I settled on steal as the medium. Its forged and plasma cut. I think I might make the hands whiter and then weld some Mickey Mouse ears on it

Portraits

This is portrait of my casting teacher. It is hot glue, latex, saw dust and cloth. I'm told that a big Hollywood secret in special effects is hot glue. Its really simple but gives a nasty look to anything.

This guy I did a few years ago and forgot about until about a week ago. Its painted clay. I think it may be one of the goofiest looking things I've ever made.

Updates

I have been doing a lot of updating of past posts, mostly more in depth descriptions of the work.

Stick

This is a digital photograph I took of my friend's "neighborhood kid." He is one of the most entertaining people I have ever met. His name is Rick "Stick" Thetonia.

Skeletal Studies

I was assigned to do skeletal studies, make a drawing and then a small three dimensional model. I went to nature lab and grabbed various limbs, branches, skulls, and what have you. I then haphazardly constructed figures and shot them. I will post the drawing and model soon.