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"White Series" 2000-02 b
I built my White Abstract Modern Sculpture series in Two Scales. One Pedestal or Table Top Scale the other finished Monumental Sculpture from 8 to 10 feet tall. I almost always build my Abstract Sculpture in 2 scales not only from a marketing point of view but it gives me a chance to see the actual Modern Abstract Sculpture on a more manageable size when transferred from my plans and working models. Some of my Abstract Monumental Sculpture unintentionally has a anthropomorphic quality, having what appears to be a head a body in Abstract Terms. I often without realizing come up with Modern Sculpture compositions that seem to have this quality without consciously trying. I find it interesting to see human from Abstractly transformed in my Painted Steel Sculpture conceived from geometric origins. The Monumental Scale of my work does not always come from its size. A small sculpture can have Monumental Qualities, this is usually a sign of a Outdoor Abstract Sculpture that can work as well at 3 feet as 30. My Contemporary Sculpture can also be referred to as Human Scale when up to to eight feet high. A person such as myself at 6 feet 2 inches can extend my arms to encompass the Metal Sculpture. This subject of scale is intrinsic to a good Modern Contemporary Sculpture. When a Outdoor Sculpture feels Monumental at any size it is Monumental regardless of its size. Scale can prove the difference to a successful Modern Sculpture and one that fails to hold up. These sculptures have Stainless Spacers on their bases to elevate them from the grade and allow water to pass under them eliminating rust where the sculpture meets the ground. This White Series was one of my Purest. I liked how they preformed in Gallery setting by blending into the white walls of the Gallery as if abstracting the space. They also had a pure feeling in as Outdoor Sculpture contrasting with simple monolithic white against the greens in nature. Next to Stainless Steel these pieces had a Minimal Abstract Quality of their own. Four of these works were installed on the largest ship in the world to date, "The Oasis of the Sea" by Roy Caribbean Cruise lines and were installed in Finland where the ship was constructed. A piece from this series was also included in a book tittled "Hip Hollywood Homes" by Sue Hostetler. Its always rewarding when my Abstract Modern Sculpture is installed in Public Places.
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