by FranconiaSculpturePark | Mar 14, 2019 | 2017 Hot Metal Interns, Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2018, Hot Metal Interns, Intern Fellow, Intern Fellow 2019
Orogenesis 4’8″ x 23′ x 26′ Concrete, Steel, Earth 2019 2019 Artist Intern *Currently on exhibit Artist Statement As an artist exploring the violent systems under which we currently live, I would like to acknowledge that this...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Feb 10, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2015, Hot Metal 2018, On Display Now, Open Studio, Open Studio 2011
Observatory A 17’ 2” x 13’ 4” x 7’ 3” Fabricated steel, cast iron 2015 2015 Hot Metal Artist/Coordinator Artist Statement Araan Schmidt’s practice involves a direct confrontation with stubborn materials, resulting in forms like this cast iron tube, which...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 26, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2018, On Display Now
Ring My Bell 96″ x 28″ x 8″ Cast iron, steel hardware 2018 2018 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement My work responds to its site. As a native New Yorker, I spend a great deal of time responding to the perpetual state of change in the city. The open pit of...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 26, 2019 | FSP-Jerome, FSP-Jerome 2003, Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2013, Hot Metal 2015, Hot Metal 2016, Hot Metal 2018
Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Cast iron 2016 2016 Hot Metal Artist/Coordinator *Not on display Living Room Set 2’ 6” x 3’ 6” x 11’ 3” Cast glass, light, cast stone, cast bronze 2015 2015 Hot Metal Artist/Coordinator The original Living Room was installed...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 26, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2018
Fugue 8’10″ x 2’8″ x 2’8″ Cast iron, granite, steel, gold 2018 2018 Hot Metal Artist/Intern Coordinator Matthew Mroz Born: Scranton, PA, USA, 1977 Resides: Rochester, NY, USA Education MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2016 BA, Keystone...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Jan 26, 2019 | Hot Metal, Hot Metal 2018
Stack 17 56″ x 7″ x 4″ Cast iron 2018 2018 Hot Metal Artist Artist Statement Similar to the methods of jazz musicians investigating the structure of a given melody and the variety of melodies that surround it, my work is a continuing investigation into...