Original artwork description:

Many of my wall sculptures are images of women. I choose one subject to draw in wire over another based on pose. I think the best and only way to see the simplicity and beauty of an image is to use as few lines as possible. Wire makes it possible for me to shape the nude beyond my original drawing, to make the shape gentler and organic. I create many layers as I work with the wire suggesting a 3D image.

This is a 31 X 35-inch welded wire wall sculpture of a nude. It’s the original -- the only one I’ll ever make. I may make another sculpture -- a commission, for example -- inspired by the same girl in a similar pose, but it’s never exactly the same. The piece is made of 3 mm thick (#12 gauge) low carbon steel wire that I bend by hand and weld in numerous spots to assure stability, then powder coat gloss black** with an extremely durable, weather resistant material that makes it suitable for outdoor and wet locations indoors. The sculpture is easily installed on a wall according to instructions I provide. It is designed to hang approximately 2 inches from the wall surface so that it projects a moving shadow. The piece is signed with a thinner wire.

I make wire wall sculptures for public, commercial, and residential locations. The wire pieces are the final step in a simplification process that starts with a photograph or group of photographs. I make and remake a digital line drawing to emphasize only the essence and feel of the subject, then, like the poet who reviews every word, I re-examine every turn and curve as I bend the wire into a sculpture. The final installation, a solid line in space in front of a moving shadow, has scale enough to suit a large wall without dominating the room. My work has been purchased by collectors from all over the world.

Materials used:

12 gauge steel wire powder coated gloss black

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