Concrete Wall Art
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Overlooked & under-represented, concrete is the unconventional choice for art.
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Original art in concrete, the work represented here is a novelty whether in terms of the medium
used, the fluid, almost organic, nature of the surface texture of some pieces, or the designs featuring complex, interlocking elements.
The pieces shown here use no stains, acids, paints, or dyes to achieve the observed colors or design elements.
Fabric-Formed Concrete Sculpture
This is a collection of a few concrete sculptures constructed using fabric forms. My first
experiments were with pantyhose, but quickly graduated to buying fabric by the bolt and using
a sewing machine.
Concrete Sundials
Concrete may not not endure for millenia in the way brass sundials might, but it definitely
offers an affordable way for anyone with a little initiative and curiousity to
create some unique decorative items for their own spaces, especially if you combine it with
a fabric-formed pedestal.
Individuals with an interest along these lines might want to take a look at some software
geared toward sundial design:
Dial Calculator.
Precast
A full selection of the tiny sunfaces I make, and a few Celtic-themed items, can be found at a
"sister site".
In time, this page will be more fully developed.
About
I've been working with concrete off and on since the late 90's, whenever time and circumstance permitted.
Early work focused on conventional precast employing homemade molds using a technique
that doesn't seem to be very widespread despite its usefulness (silicone caulking mold).
Precast is limiting, however, if one is less interested in reproducibility and more so in
something with a little more originality. At this point attention drifted toward sculpture
using fabric forms.
Currently, the work's focus centers on single-use plaster molds employing a variety of
modeling and forming techniques that are capable of producing some interesting results.
And, from time to time, I've dabbled with sundials.
That said, I've considered using the following as my "official"
statement:
Concrete is the ugly stepchild of creative media, so I tell people
I work with "found objects". If pressed, I tell them I found
cement at a lumber yard and aggregate at a quarry.
