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I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1948 and spent the next eighteen years
familiarizing myself with the natural beauty of that area. After two years at the
University of Colorado, I left Colorado to pursue my career. My wife, Emily, and I
traveled the country for three years, living on the road and working out of a mobile
studio that I built. This experience has proven to be the foundation of my
education. We bought land in Joliet, Montana, in 1971 and converted the existing buildings
into studio, gallery and living space, where we are educating our three children.
Being self taught in the art field for thirty years has given me a unique
perspective and direction in life and art. I take industrial materials and transform them
into delicate, but durable forms. My kinetic steel sculptures depict various animal
shapes, animal-people relationships, geometric designs and social stereotypes. The motion
is captivating to the onlooker, whose imagination, when stimulated, is transported into
the fantasy portrayed by the sculpture. For me, art is a delicate balance of mental
imagination and physical translation. In my work, the trial and error method has assured
an insight into this balance. Art is the physical projection of mental creativity,
allowing the observer their own interpretation. The combination of this communication is
synergistic, the end result infinite.
I create several diverse styles of sculpture. The animated silhouettes are individually
cut out of one-quarter inch steel plate. Movement is created through a pendulum effect,
which brings the silhouette to life. The larger geometric kinetic sculptures are elegant
designs originating from welded steel and exotic metals, resulting in an intricate
geometric design, when stationary, which is capable of producing infinite optical effects,
when set in motion. In addition to the kinetic work, I also fabricate steel vegetation in
a variety of sizes and construct stabile geometric designs from structural tubing and
steel plate. All of this work can be sized from tabletop to monumental. |