Kyle Hackett--Aluminum Sketchbook

Kyle Hackett
Aluminum Sketchbook
10"x6"x1"

I started by creating and referencing, a cast aluminum sketchbook that I created. I then used these “aluminum sketches” to create various prints with different color variations. In my final drawing, I reference the prints all well as the aluminum sketchbook. I am very interested in how the history of a material can create meaning. I reverse the roles and create 2-dimensional objects in forms of sketches on a 3-dimensional sculpture however the sculpture produces a 2-dimensional print and final drawing. The actual drawing is considered “final” however is initial identity (the aluminum sketchbook) is metal, something that can last forever. I treat identity as a journey and as being defined by and affected by the amalgamation of experiences something undergoes upon a specific journey.

Chris Keiper

Glass Wave

glass, steel and spring clamps

7' x 10' x 5'

Philip Montigney

Tubular. 5'x7'x7'.  Steel, PVC pipe, caulking, paint.  Wood 2x4 and planks on casters.

Philip Montigney

Great-E-Nuf, 7'x5'x7'1.  Wood laminate with wood planks.  Sand

Maggie Gilligan

Sandy Swyka

Sir William and His Amazing Mustache of Steel
steel and wood construction
28" in height
I made him for the mustache.

Kevin Bielicki

Coral Reef

2009

wood w/ granite base

24" x 5"

Sarah Freitag

Sarah Freitag
Armor
Steel
2010

I worked on this piece to play with the soft qualities associated with the female figure in contrast with the dangerous, sharp pieces of the metal used. Each piece of metal was individually cut then they were welded together. I finished this piece by lighting it on fire to give it the burnt dark color. The stereotype of woman is to be dainty, but this is not always true. This piece is the attempt to show the female figure in a different way.