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Here is the video for my new piece: ”High Voltage“ 2012 (102” x 65” x 24”)

This sculpture uses an effect known as a “Jacob’s Ladder”.  A high voltage arc is produced by way of a neon sign transformer, and then transmitted up the electrodes in the sculptures head.  I’m personally very pleased with the movement with this one.  All the action is generated within the abdomen.  The little pistons in the ankles act as shock absorbers to smooth out the motion.

Materials:

Industrial water valve, scaffold tubing, street light support arms, glass tube, vacuum cleaners, lamp fixtures, bicycle pedal cranks, neon sign transformer, gears from floor polisher, magnifying lens, drain cover, high voltage vacuum tubes, hydraulic dampers, plastic, phenolic, motor, LEDs

New piece to share: “High Voltage“ 2012 (102” x 65” x 24”) This sculpture uses an effect known as a “Jacob’s Ladder”.  A high voltage arc is produced by way of a neon sign transformer, and then transmitted up the electrodes in the sculptures head.  I’m personally very pleased with the movement with this one.  All the action is generated within the abdomen.  The little pistons in the ankles act as shock absorbers to smooth out the motion. Materials: Industrial water valve, scaffold tubing, street light support arms, glass tube, vacuum cleaners, lamp fixtures, bicycle pedal cranks, neon sign transformer, gears from floor polisher, magnifying lens, drain cover, high voltage vacuum tubes, hydraulic dampers, plastic, phenolic, motor, LEDs

New piece to share: “High Voltage“ 2012 (102” x 65” x 24”)

This sculpture uses an effect known as a “Jacob’s Ladder”.  A high voltage arc is produced by way of a neon sign transformer, and then transmitted up the electrodes in the sculptures head.  I’m personally very pleased with the movement with this one.  All the action is generated within the abdomen.  The little pistons in the ankles act as shock absorbers to smooth out the motion.

Materials:

Industrial water valve, scaffold tubing, street light support arms, glass tube, vacuum cleaners, lamp fixtures, bicycle pedal cranks, neon sign transformer, gears from floor polisher, magnifying lens, drain cover, high voltage vacuum tubes, hydraulic dampers, plastic, phenolic, motor, LEDs

Here is the video for my new piece:

“Cycloptopus” 2012 (65” x 57” x 29”)

Cycloptopus is a fearsome hybrid of two of my favorite monsters, one real, one mythical.  This creature is particularly dangerous because of its irritability.  You’d be irritable too if you were powered by an open flame and your body was made of wood.

Materials:

Radio cabinets, rocking chairs, fake fireplace, decorative clock elements, cabinet knobs, wall paper, chair parts, lamp parts, wheel hub, motors, LEDs

New piece to share: “Cycloptopus” 2012 (65” x 57” x 29”) Cycloptopus is a fearsome hybrid of two of my favorite monsters, one real, one mythical.  This creature is particularly dangerous because of its irritability.  You’d be irritable too if you were powered by an open flame and your body was made of wood. Materials: Radio cabinets, rocking chairs, fake fireplace, decorative clock elements, cabinet knobs, wall paper, chair parts, lamp parts, wheel hub, motors, LEDs

New piece to share: “Cycloptopus” 2012 (65” x 57” x 29”)

Cycloptopus is a fearsome hybrid of two of my favorite monsters, one real, one mythical.  This creature is particularly dangerous because of its irritability.  You’d be irritable too if you were powered by an open flame and your body was made of wood.

Materials:

Radio cabinets, rocking chairs, fake fireplace, decorative clock elements, cabinet knobs, wall paper, chair parts, lamp parts, wheel hub, motors, LEDs

This Jacob’s Ladder will the head for a new large scale robot sculpture I’m working on.

Here is the video for my new sculpture “Captain Nemo #3”.

More complete information about this piece can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/4yunjgt

Here are some final images of my new sculpture “Captain Nemo #3” (video in following post).

Having carried the name Nemo my whole life, I have come to identify with the anti-hero Captain Nemo in Jules Verne’s 20,000 leagues under the sea.  This is the latest in an ongoing series of works that portray this character as he faces his greatest foe: the Giant Squid.

Materials:

Clock cabinet, vacuum tube, brass lamp parts, refrigerator condenser, model train figure, LEDs, gear motor, cooling fan, aquarium plants, magazine clippings, lava rock, fresnel lens. magnifying lens, misc metal hardware.

More complete information about this piece can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/4yunjgt

Here is the video for my new sculpture “Anxiety Machine”.

More complete information about this piece can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/3p2k4me

Here are some final images for my new sculpture “Anxiety Machine” (video in following post).

This piece was built during a period of uncertainty pertaining to the future of my studio building.  Few things are as precious to an artist as their work space, so this represented a real threat to my peace of mind.  The resulting sculpture is meant to be a record of my anxiety, stored for future use should I ever find myself too comfortable or complacent to produce meaningful work.

Materials:

Slide projector case, motors, mirrors, LEDs, brass tube, phenolic, polarized plastic (from old television screen), fresnel lens, taxidermy eye, aluminum ball valve, magnifying lens, misc aluminum and brass hardware. 

More complete information about this piece can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/3p2k4me

Here are some photos of my new piece “Firefly”!