by FranconiaSculpturePark | Mar 14, 2019 | On Display Now, Open Studio, Open Studio 2019
The Compact 7’ x 2’ x 1’ 6” Concrete, steel 2019 2019 Open Studio Fellow Artist Statement The Compact is three seven-foot tall cast concrete figures that enlist Cycladic, Greek, and 3D-scanned female forms to examine the compression of individual agency...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Mar 14, 2019 | On Display Now, Open Studio, Open Studio 2019
‘I Worried’ 6.5’ (poles) by 1.5 – 2’ (signs) | 78” (poles) by 18”-24” (signs) Modified street signs, sound recordings (from plant leaves, skin, and nature sounds), solar powered sound system (solar panel, battery, adapter, controller, MP3 player, motion sensor,...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Feb 13, 2019 | ECRAC McKnight Fellows 2015, On Display Now
Getting the Hang of It 22’ x 8’ x 16’ Wood, steel, field stones, rigging hardware, labor, ax, concrete, vise 2015 2015 ECRAC McKnight Fellow Artist Statement Making anything is risky and messy business full of mistakes and learning, and I try to remove...
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 | Feb 10, 2019 | FSP-Jerome, FSP-Jerome 2011, On Display Now
Got the Power: Minnesota 14′ x 6′ x 11″ Steel, aluminum, wood, cassette tapes and boom boxes 2011 2011 FSP/Jerome Fellow Artist Statement I explore issues of identity, issues of beauty, and how they relate to one another, in addition to anthropological...
by FranconiaSculpturePark | Feb 10, 2019 | FSP-Jerome, FSP-Jerome 2011, On Display Now
Surya Ratha 13’ x 9’ x 9’ PVC piping, LED lights, steel wire, fabric and photovoltaic paneling 2011 2011 FSP/Jerome Fellow Artist Statement I have always been intrigued by the possibility of making art that embraces, or at least articulates, the...
