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"Hazards of the studio model"■ When a friend saw this image he quipped, " What's the anvil for? I thought you just wrapped the steel around the model and beat on it with a hammer." ■ I am still amazed at what can be done with a hammer and a sand bag. The possibilities are endless and I am in love with all of it.
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“Priapic Mouse”, articulated, 8 inches tall by 10 inches wide and 5 inches deep, welded steel, 1993
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“Round and Round”, articulated, 8 inches tall by 10 inches wide and 5 inches deep, welded steel, 1994
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“Self Portrait”, articulated, 30 inches tall by 8 inches in diameter, welded steel, 1995
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“Matt one”, articulated, 30 inches tall by 16 inches diameter, welded steel, 1995
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“Matt two”, articulated, 30 inches tall by 16 inches in diameter, welded steel, 1996
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"Thanks Mom", articulated, 28" X 18" X 15", welded steel, 2003
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“Vertebrae Quintych”, 8 feet wide by 2 feet tall by 1 foot deep, welded "Artifact Steel" and stainless steel, 2004
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“Excavation”, 8 feet wide by 5 feet tall by 3 inches deep, welded "Artifact Steel” and stainless steel , 2004
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“Skull”, 4 feet tall by 2.5 feet in diameter, welded
"Artifact Steel" and stainless steel, 2004
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"Bones", 24" X 24" X 24", welded “Artifact Steel” and stainless steel, 2007
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"Miners Scrap", 6 feet in diameter x 3 feet wide, welded
"Artifact Steel" and stainless steel, 2004
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"Tickled", 19 X 22.5 x 7”,
"Artifact Steel", 2006 ■
The following commentary is by artist Cheryl Hughes ■
These 3 sculptures touch me more than those that are explicit representations of human form. Just as I believe there is more truth to be found in literary works of fiction than in memoir or non-fiction, I am drawn to the truth concealed in these abstract shapes. I more lurch toward them; they hold some verbally-inarticulate truth, provide a safe and dangerous emotional playground for me. ■
"Tickled," even though it's among the prevalent ass imagery, is so lyrically graceful, so full of movement and texture and evocative curves, pocked surfaces and creases, shapes that diverge from a familiar anatomy, that I want to touch it with my hands and press my face against its cold nubbly surface. ■
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"Twisted", 21 X 20 x 8.5”,
"Artifact Steel", 2006 ■ (Cheryl Hughes commentary continues) Ditto for "Twisted," but more so, because of its torqued shapes that challenge and dash my expectations. This makes it a little more “dangerous” to approach. And the desire to handle this sculpture is important, to heft its weight, to untwist it in my mind. ■
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"Tortured", 19 X 21 x 6.5”,
"Artifact Steel", 2006 ■ (Cheryl Hughes commentary continues) "Tortured" is also as inviting as it is repellent. It singes me and dares me to look away. Like some burned tormented skin, a piece of discarded flesh; and as it cooled, petals curved and kissed across a crease before falling into dust. ■
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"cat # 12-08", 22.5" wide X 24", tall, Artifact Steel, 2008
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"cat # 20-08", 20 wide X 21" tall, Artifact Steel, 2008
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