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blueiskewl · 11 months

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John Chamberlain Gangster of Love

Chromium-plated and painted steel. 90 x 74 x 50 in. (228.5 x 188 x 127 cm.). Executed in 1985.

#John Chamberlain #John Chamberlain Gangster of Love 1985 #american artist #steel #sculpture #steel sculpture #art #artist #art work #art world #art news

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ilovejoyjessie · 1 month

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Hidden Figures #4 (The Eagle by Alexander Calder) || I.

I didn't originally plan to interact with Alexander Calder's "Eagle" but as photographer @skyclad.studio and I came upon it and its spot on the hill, the sun was making its way up the hill as well, hitting the sculpture just right and inviting us to it.

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With one of the goals of 'Hidden Figures' being to challenge myself to interact with a sculpture's scene, using my body to mirror or contrast its shapes, I saw "The Eagle" as a delightful challenge.

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With its blunt lines and angles and giant-like stature, what could little old me do to stand up to and alongside the monumental sculpture? I took notice of its sharp lines and sought to match or oppose them - show it I could be tall, strong and monumental too.

But ultimately - I'm a human: I fold and I curl; I wave and I bend. I could show the Eagle that I was strong like it was or I could just flow around it: Show it what it's like to be made of skin and bone. Show it - and remind myself - that one doesn't always have to be biggest presence in the room, make the largest gestures to make an impact. Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference. Similarly to my interaction with "Wake" by Richard Serra, I let small touches make the biggest impressions: A pointed toe, intentional extensions, arcs and waves stick out like many paintings and figure drawings before me would have their subjects do to add an extra visual interest element to the capture.

Besides, allowing oneself to be its most natural - accepting ones truest state - can allow it to shine like the sun rising up over a hill on a summer morning. And for all the hiding and tucking I did amongst the other scenes in the park, there was wasn't much room to hide around this piece. It was a giant stage for me to show it, show onlookers, show Seattle, show anyone my truest self.

I didn't originally plan to interact with The Eagle, but as many of our random encounters prove over time, it's very possible that the opportunity presented itself for a reason. As many pieces of art do, it has something to show me and I'm grateful it waited patiently for just the right time to beckon us to it and deliver its silent message.

+ photographed by @skyclad.studio (ig) // website

#photo composition #fine art #contemporary writing #shadow photography #black and white lovers #seattle photography #contemporary art #steel sculpture #Seattle art #olympic sculpture park #art in public #portrait photography #seattle #fine art photography #natural light photography #black and white photo

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corporal-nobbs · 1 year

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-Scrap Metal Dragon- I've wanted to try this for a while. And finally got some time and a place with enough scrap laying around to do it. (Ignore the dodgy welds, I'm terrible at stick welding🤪. But that's all that was available) Had a of heap fun and only burnt myself once #win It's about 900mm, snout to tail and nearly 11kg Still not (maybe) completely done, I want to add some LED's to the mouth and change the wings if I can find some better material.

#scrap metal #dragon #welding #bad welding #sculpture #metal sculpture #steel sculpture #scrap metal dragon

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scarletbonansea · 2 years

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‘Circle’ steel sculpture by Richard Farrington on the Cleveland Way between Saltburn and Skinningrove, UK

#richard farrington #sculpture #cleveland #seaside #charm bracelet #north east #coastal #photography #steel sculpture #saltburn

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gorcsan · 2 months

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#art #steel sculpture

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ellacelines · 6 months

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„In Memories of Worlds Left Behind“

explores Exile resulting from antisemitism, racism and discrimination.

I was interested in translating the feeling of loss and longing for a world left behind in a Sculpture.

steel, dinky toy aeroplanes, found objects

#ellacelines #found objects #steel sculpture #Instagram

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chocolatespacemuffins · 8 months

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Landscape Phoenix Photo of a huge drought-tolerant and full sun front yard gravel garden path.

#serpent #steel sculpture #landscape art #handmade #jormangundr #mythical

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bloodstainedlovers · 8 months

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Front Yard - Gravel Inspiration for a huge drought-tolerant and full sun front yard gravel garden path.

#sculpture #steel sculpture #river rock #nordic sculpture #metal shop

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lizalaforet · 9 months

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Landscape in Phoenix Image of a sizable, gravel garden path in the front yard that receives full sun.

#dragon #welding #metal shop #handmade #phoenix artist #steel sculpture #garden art

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elevate-rp · 10 months

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Gravel Landscape in Phoenix Here is an illustration of a summertime gravel garden path in a backyard with partial southwest sun.

#steel sculpture #landscape #metal sculpture

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ilovejoyjessie · 3 months

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Hidden Figures #3 (Wandering Rocks by Tony Smith) || I.

When I first saw Wandering Rocks by Tony Smith years ago I was intrigued by the piece, its whimsical spread, and its composition; but when I met with it again in 2022, after all the things I'd been through since our last meeting, I saw it with new and different eyes. This time, I found myself identifying with the beautiful onyx figures on display in the middle of the Emerald City. I saw myself in them - fellow black figures poking out of the Seattle landscape: Easy to overlook amongst the other figures around it, yet once one's eyes fall upon them, they stand out as they blend in - there because they were supposed to be but also almost out of place as compared to their larger, louder neighbors in the park.

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I was drawn to their ambiguity, their quiet and humble yet strikingly contrasted existence in the space. And identified with being a figure that some might be drawn to and appreciate and others might overlook, be unsure of how to interact with or be just plain indifferent towards.

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Entering the park again to embark on this project, I couldn't wait to meet up with the sculptural display again. And in those moments where I could run through and lay amongst the rocks, I felt emboldened and affirmed. If someone were to ask me to explain the importance of public art, my interaction with Wandering Rocks would be one of the experiences I would describe.

Though the abstract shapes I stood beside and interacted with weren't people, they felt like me. At that time, in that place, they and I resembled each other the most. They felt like community, something I find myself craving often as I exist in and around the Seattle bubble. The figures asked nothing of me, they passed no judgement; they just existed as they were; as did I. And I reveled in the chance to just exist with them - a 6th Wandering Rock - the 6th Black figure to join their group as they rolled along in their place in the park, just as any time I see a joyful group of Black figures roaming about in the city, I want to join them too...

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Because, as diverse in thought and culture as the Seattle area can be, it's no secret that many of its spaces are also very...white. I'm not unfamiliar with the phenomenon of being one of (if not the only) person of color in a room; it's one of those experiences that, for many, comes with the POC territory. And while the majority of my interactions with Emerald City citizens visually different than myself are normal, typical, ordinary, in the last couple of years, I've also noticed more and more the subtle nuances within the interactions that aren't - the interactions that reveal the curious way some in the area process my curious Black existence...