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The artist died in a car accident on May 23, 1965, soon after the completion of Cubi XXVIII, which may or may not have been the last sculpture he intended to create in this series. The Cubis are among Smith's final experiments in his progression toward a more simplified, abstract form of expression.
Metal sculpture, especially large-scale animal pieces, became Sorensen’s signature work and earned him the nickname “man of steel.” In 1993, for example, he created a life-sized sculpture of ...
American artist Richard Serra, whose monumental abstract sculptures transformed museums, public spaces and even entire landscapes, has died aged 85. Richard Serra, master of large-scale sculpture ...
Traditionally, metal sculpture meant bronze casts, which artisans produced using a mold made by the artist. Smith, however, made his sculptures from scratch, welding together pieces of steel and other metals with his torch, in much the same way that a painter applied paint to a canvas; his sculptures are almost always unique works.
His metal works studio is found on Highway 79 just outside of Aguanga, California near the Anza Borrego Desert. [1] How Breceda became involved in making metal statues caused him to be called "The Accidental Artist." as well as "the Picasso of Steel". [2] [3] His sculptures generally sell anywhere between $100 and $700 and up. [1]
Steve Roden, a multidisciplinary artist whose abstract work in painting, sculpture, sound, installation and video fused delicate nuance with vivacious invention, died at home in Pasadena on Wednesday.
His sculpture, Steel Bloom, Number 10 was included in the show and received the Pauline Palmer Prize. [53] Steel Bloom, Number 10 is part of Hunt’s “Steel Bloom” series, which he created in 1956, shortly after he taught himself how to weld. The welded steel sculpture evokes natural and organic forms. [54] Plant Form, 1956
Eldred's early sculptures were large works in clay. Influenced by the monumental steel sculptures of David Smith and Alexander Calder, he began to work in steel, wood and other materials, creating large sculptures and environments. Examples of these include a sculpture composed of a pair of large cantilevered slabs of wood and steel, placed ...