Public Art Projects

With each project, the artist brings a unique sense of self-expression while captivating the viewer. 

From the Artist: “Art is the physical manifestation of an idea or event that calls forth an emotional response from the viewer. It speaks to us and evokes a chord deep within us. Good art challenges us, can make us feel righteous, move us, soothe us, heal us, and bring us peace.”

This artist fabricates playful benches that invite community interaction. This one has the unique feature of whisper tubes to promote conversation between visitors. This interaction of discovery and communication brings the global experience to everyone. 

From the artist: “My benches are publicly placed objects that invite interaction with the passers-by. The benches are playful objects that invite the public to sit and talk with a friend or acquaintance. Though each can function as a seat, there is an impracticality of form that lures viewers to explore each bench and try to discover what they are about.” 

Undulation captures wave-like forms constricted to a thin cylindrical shape. The work is entirely made of seam-welded steel panels painted with sea-green color to contrast with the red oxidized edges. Undulation started as a combination of curved pieces of scrap metal from a previous project. With no original model dictating the fabrication of the piece, the creation was an improvisation. It was built from the center outwards; each new component was a reaction to balance the form and flow visually. The edges were left bare and exposed to the elements, allowing the oxidation to trail down the painted surfaces. This invites you to move around the piece, feel the coarse edges, and examine the natural oxidation reclaiming the painted surfaces.

Undulation captures wave-like forms constricted to a thin cylindrical shape. The work is entirely made of seam-welded steel panels painted with sea-green color to contrast with the red oxidized edges. Undulation started as a combination of curved pieces of scrap metal from a previous project. With no original model dictating the fabrication of the piece, the creation was an improvisation. It was built from the center outwards; each new component was a reaction to balance the form and flow visually. The edges were left bare and exposed to the elements, allowing the oxidation to trail down the painted surfaces. This invites you to move around the piece, feel the coarse edges, and examine the natural oxidation reclaiming the painted surfaces.

Undulation was created from imagined curved forms fitting together to form a twisting flame-like shape. He built the form flowing upwards, using the curved surfaces as the main factor in determining subsequent shapes. The artist's work is a sculptural exploration of abstract form with steel. Mainly composed of geometric and planar elements that revolve and intersect, his sculpture sometimes resembles architecture or figurative poses. He is heavily influenced by naturally occurring geometry on both micro and macro scales. When exploring form, he likes to apply laws that mimic those found in nature in order to provide a framework. The undulating form suggested a flame or wave and inspired me to use a copper-green color that naturally manifests in both fire and the ocean."

The artist adapted her painting to the corrugated metal substrate and used solid shapes and lines in lieu of her more gestural marks. If you approach the mural from different directions, it appears as though the lines on the mural are wavy from one direction and perfectly straight from a different perspective. The Woodstock Arts Event Green that lies behind it is full of energy and there’s always something going on, which she wanted to mirror in the vibrancy of her color choices.The frame area of the mural is a reference to the Woodstock Arts Stage right behind it, with the floating diamond shapes and pink swirls representing the music emanating from the stage. She uses some of her recurring visual vocabulary as most clearly seen in the diamond shapes, which are an echo of an installation artwork she created for her solo show at the Reeves House in Spring 2022. The complex and multi-faceted layering that incorporates both erasure and occlusion, constructs an undeniable sense of spatial depth. Sharp lines and geometric patterns create an immersive environment that is deceptively dimensional. 

"The abstract image takes architectural and landscape cues from the stage and the lawn. The shapes and palette represent the energy that resides within acts of creativity and the communal enjoyment of performative and visual arts in the open air. It’s a celebration of community."

Mural in Progress:

From the Artist: "The abstract image takes architectural and landscape cues from the stage and the lawn. The shapes and palette represent the energy that resides within acts of creativity and the communal enjoyment of performative and visual arts in the open air. It’s a celebration of community."

From the Artist: “We’ve become so more integrated with our computers and silicon that we’re not really feeling that there’s a separation between them. It’s more natural now how we react to all of these manufactured items along with nature. So there was this synthetic yellow material. I used to live in Florida and Oklahoma, and I kept thinking about how these places could use some shade. That got me thinking about a kind of umbrella design, but with bright colors that feel like a big leaf of some sort.”

From the Artist: “We’ve become so more integrated with our computers and silicon that we’re not really feeling that there’s a separation between them. It’s more natural now how we react to all of these manufactured items along with nature. So there was this synthetic yellow material. I used to live in Florida and Oklahoma, and I kept thinking about how these places could use some shade. That got me thinking about a kind of umbrella design, but with bright colors that feel like a big leaf of some sort.”

The sculpture, “Oralia” (golden) gets its name from the golden hues that first appear with the metal patina that results from oxidation on the steel surfaces. Viewed as a multi-dimensional Goddess figure, “Oralia” stands between here and there, never fully realized or completed - a figure in flux, which echoes the tenets of Quantum reality.

For this sculpture, the artist worked directly with whole sheets of steel in a more improvisational manner. The construction follows patterns and geometries he doesn’t rationalize or plan beforehand. Art-making allows the artist to explore the mysteries of the Universe with a more metaphysical approach, allowing room for questions, rather than supplying concrete answers.

Mixing old and new technologies, the artist begins traditionally, either sketching shapes and forms on paper or working directly in 3D from the start - cutting out shapes and forms in wood for maquettes. He then uses advanced, computer software, such as AutoCad to vectorize the specific shapes he wants to cut out. Plasma and laser cutters enable the sculptor to realize and fabricate shapes and formulations in a more fluid way than traditional methods. Sometimes, as with this sculpture, the artist works directly with whole sheets of steel in a more improvisational manner.