African Warrior
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Ass
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Bridging The Gap
This piece was done to help in the celebration of Wilson Appreciation day,
Windsor, Connecticut, helping to bring together community and racial differences by
showing black and white girls jumping rope.
- Materials: Fireman Company oxygen tanks, fire
hydrant tops, small oxygen tank covers from farm milk coolers and concrete reinforcing
rods.
- Size: Figures are lifesize.
- Category: Social Commentary
- Gallery 3
Destination Unknown
This sculpture was inspired by the work done by blacksmiths when the beauty of the
finished piece of metal was as important as its function. Incorporated here are hand
forged metal wagon parts. Everything that was alive – horse, driver and the wood
– have long since departed this life. The beauty of the craftsman’s work is the
only thing left behind to carry his mark – his work is his "hereafter".
- Materials: horse drawn farm wagon, horse harness
parts, horse shoes and hand forged tools.
- Size: Each figure is approximately 4 feet tall.
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Dixieland Jazz Band
Inspired by pieces of metal that had good function and beauty that would only be
put to waste. The artist finds new beauty and function to these pieces, bringing back to
life Jeb, Art, Zeb and Zac.
- Materials: Coal stove doors are used for the heads;
shovels for the bodies; hats are poles and hub caps; jewelry comes from wood saws; Bolo
ties are from horse harnesses; and the feet are cobbler stands.
- Size: Each figure is approximately 4 feet tall.
- Category: Utility-ware
- Gallery 2
Flat Tax
The artist is depicting that everything gets taxed. Here, Uncle Sam rolls
over the citizenry and flattens them down.
- Materials: Silver spoons, wooden pulley, 1936 Ford
fan blade, harrow blade and garden hand rake.
- Size: These pieces stand 4 feet or higher.
- Category: Social Commentary
- Gallery 5
Goodbye Clinton
You want the job done right, ya gotta do it yourself.
The artist’s assumption here is that Mr. Clinton was
unhappy with the progress of the Yugoslavian conflict in Kosovo. The artist felt that if
Mr. Clinton wanted the job done right he should do it himself rather than watching from
the sidelines and avoiding a conflict.
In the sculpture, Mr. Clinton is pedaling a Tomahawk
missile to address Mr. Milosevic in person a half a tank of gas in an effort to deflect
his image as a draft dodger and prove himself as a war hero.
- Materials: Refrigeration cylinders, bicycle parts,
fire extinguishers, saxophone and Tomahawk axe.
- Size:This piece stands 20 feet high.
- Category:Social Commentary
- Gallery 3
It Takes Two to Tango
Here is a message about friends and marriage.
- Materials: Horse shoes, reinforcing rods and fuel
oil filler cap
- Size: This piece stands two feet high.
- Category: Out There
- Gallery 4
Martians
Another flight of imagination brings a strong message to youths about what
"peace on earth" means as viewed by Martians.
Following is the first transmission received: "We
Martians selected this landing site at Loomis Chaffee School because it is an island unto
itself, unaffected by the outside world. Reading all the messages will give you,
earthlings, valuable information on some of the mystery of your history."
There is also a spin on local politics that the space
ship could land in Windsor without a Special Use Permit.
- Materials: Jet engine, propane tanks and shovels.
- Size: This piece stands 10 feet high and 15 feet
wide.
- Category: Out There
- Gallery 4
Moon Units
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Nessy
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Pelican
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Railroad 1 / Railroad 2
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- Gallery 4
Slick Willie
This sculpture was built to capture Clinton’s legacy forever telling his
story.
- Materials: fire extinguisher, sewer float for head,
old saxophone, cobblers’ shoe molds, brick building retaining star and numerous other
goodies.
- Size:This piece stands 4 feet tall.
- Category: Social Commentary
- Gallery 3
State of Connecticut
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The Book of Arthology
Getting Knowledge is an art, getting art takes knowledge.
"The Book of Arthology" replaced the "We
Wampum Here" sculpture on the Palisado Green in Historic Windsor, Connecticut. The
intent of this sculpture was to relay a message about how to interpret the John Mason
statue as a wonderful piece of art, not as a reflection of controversy.
Historical footnote: John Mason Loomis, a founder of
Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT, was named for the John Mason depicted in the statue
referred to above.
- Materials: Negative or left over metal plates with
cutouts.
- Size: The books stands on a 4 1/2 foot pedestal.
The book is 3 by 3 feet.
- Category: Out There
- Gallery 4
Tax Time
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Violence Breeds Violence
The knife did not stab the gun. The gun did not shoot the knife. People with a
warped sense of reality did. This piece was inspired by gang violence that caused the
death of Marcelina DelGado of Hartford, Connecticut, in a drive by shooting that also
wounded her father. The sculpture was placed on the State Capitol lawn in Hartford, CT in
1994 as an expression that violence is everywhere – in the streets, in the media,
advertisements, games. Because it is so pervasive, we breed more violence and are
ultimately desensitized to it.
- Materials: furnace boiler, tumble barrel, door from
coffee wagon, blank shell from 90 millimeter tank canon, brake shoes from horse drawn
carriage, oxygen bottle and bulldozer roller.
- Size: Length of a compact car by 3 feet.
- Category: Social Commentary
- Gallery 3
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