Terry Kreiter

Saturday, September 7, 2019

It was exactly five in the afternoon - Or - Ping Me

Terry Kreiter

New Sculpture

Title: It was exactly five in the afternoon - or - Ping Me

Title: It was exactly five in the afternoon - or - Ping Me
Date: 2019
Artist: Terry Kreiter
Dims: 18 x 8 x 6 inches
Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Short description of the work: It was exactly five in the afternoon - or - Ping Me

For many years most of my sculptures have been small tableaux, surrealistic in nature and derived from music, literature and current events. Suspension of disbelief roams freely during the creative process. With Ping Me there is an alien wrapped around an oil barrel, a flying saucer, a pallet of gold ingots, a water barrel, a ladder from another level, a bug underneath the base and other objects that are there or not there. I was also going to include some work-boots and women’s high-heels but decided not to.

A unique sculpture cast by the artist at his foundry studio, there are no editions or molds made.

Detail

Drawing from artist sketchbook # 28

Drawing from artists sketchbook # 28

Drawing from artists sketchbook # 28

Detail

Thursday, May 17, 2018

New Sculpture: Richmond Art Center

Terry Kreiter: Recent Sculpture

Here’s what I’m up to: Giving myself a break from bronze. I’ve decided to make some work using mixed media, mostly wood. I wanted to use materials and tools that are completely opposite from my normal setup. I chose to dive in without any real idea of what I would make, hoping for a fresh something. I’m letting them manifest on my bench, with a vague idea that they are “vessels”. I did get a boost recently; one was selected by Phil Linhares to be included in a Small Works exhibit at the Richmond Art Center.

Here's the link

Richmond Art Center

Title: Code Hamper, 2018, 11 x 12 x 2.5 inches, wood, glass, plastic mesh

Title: Code Nacelle, 2018, 7 x 14 x 2 inches, wood, glass, mica and mesh

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Balsa Wood and Japanese Tissue: New Sculpture by Terry Kreiter

For over forty years bronze has been my prefered media for making sculpture. I prefer it for its durability, capabilities and history. All of these qualities have their negative sides; heavy, unyielding, and requiring a complicated and demanding process. The finish requires welding, grinding and lots of noise and dangers.

I've decided to lighten my load temporarily and experiment with new materials; balsa and tissue. Both balsa and tissue are light, delicate, and the tissue is ephemeral and transparent. As a child, I made model airplanes from balsa and tissue, so I did have some familiarity. I returned to the model airplanes to familiarize myself with the materials and process, and to learn more about the engineering of the structures. The structures made from these materials are very light, and the titles used for the sculptures come from their weight.

Title: 18 Grams 2017

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Medium: Balsa and Japanese tissue.

Dims: 16 x 12 x 3 inches

Balsa and tissue model airplane.

Plans for above model. Most of these plans come from 1930's thru 1950's.

Using the elements from a model to explore my ideas, and to see

what the sculpture could look like.

Model elements stacked out of order have an interesting

look due to their ambiguous forms.

Model elements stacked with the help of gravity.

Further experimentation using tissue to cover

sections of the model parts.

Model airplane assemblies with some tissue used.

Title: 18 Grams 2017

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Medium: Balsa and Japanese tissue.

Dims: 16 x 12 x 3 inches

Monday, August 21, 2017

Delusional Interstellar Psychosis - or - Whale of a Tail -- A sculpture created for the Institute of Contemporary Art - ICA - San Jose, CA -- For the 2017 Exhibition and Auction

Institute of Contemporary Art - ICA - San Jose, CA -- For the 2017 Exhibition and Auction

Thanks to Kevin Pratt for securing this photo.

My Creative Process:

Without conscious thought, I gather from literature, music, conversations, and art (both mine and others). I start my art hoping for a random bag full of these references to spill out in a stream of consciousness onto my sketchbooks and eventually onto my workbench. The final sculpture is a happening; a composition using all or most of the objects that evolved from the confusion and mixed metaphors that they were born with. Toward the end, I'm never quite sure if they are constructed or deconstructed.

above: Ambergris Nocturne, 8 x 10 inch, Cliche Verre - Silver gelatin print,

Artist: Terry Kreiter printed by Diane Kreiter

above: Waxes, some of the original pieces used in the "lost wax" process

Delusional Interstellar Psychosis-or-Whale of a tail

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Title: Delusional Interstellar Psychosis -or- Whale of a Tail. Date: 2017, Dims: 18 x 11 x 8 inches, Medium: unique (one of a kind) cast and fabricated bronze with a 300 million-year-old stone. Supporting material: sketches in artists sketchbook #27-2017. The sculpture was cast by the artist in his Santa Clara, CA studio/foundry. The sculpture is one of a kind, there are no editions, and no molds were made.

above: Delusional Interstellar Psychosis -or- Whale of a Tail

above: conceptual drawing from artists sketchbook #27-2017

above: The missing pieces. These pieces were cast as part of the Stream of consciousness process. I was not able to work them into the final composition of the sculpture. Heavy-handed metaphors

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

Thursday, January 19, 2017

New 2017 Drawings using iPad Pro

Using an iPad Pro and "Procreate app for iPad", I'm creating drawings that start in my sketchbook and get finished on my iPad.

It's an Experiment, an Exploration.

Title: Illuminated Boris 2017 dims: 8 x 11 inches archival pigment print

Title: Orange-You Glad Tool 2017 dims: 8 x 8 inches archival pigment print

Title: X-Ray Specs 2017 dims: 8 x 11 inches archival pigment print

Title: Red Flyer 2017 dims: 8 x 11 inches archival pigment print

Monday, September 12, 2016

ROGER, BUCK ROGERS: A sculpture created for the Institute of Contemporary Art - ICA, San Jose, California .. 2016 Exhibition and Auction

On an Island, In an Ocean, Far out in Space

Title: On An Island, In An Ocean, Far out In Space

Roger, Buck Rogers

Artist: Terry Kreiter

A sculpture created for the Institute of Contemporary Art - ICA, San Jose, California

Date: 2016

Dims: 19 x 11 x 11 inches

Medium: Unique (one of a kind) Cast and fabricated bronze, marble, crystal, and quartz

Supporting Material: Sketches in artist sketchbook # 26, and one "working" - shop drawing.

Artist Note: Cast by the artist at his studio foundry, Santa Clara, CA

Sculpture was created for the 2016, ICA auction and exhibition. Sculpture is unique, there are no molds or editions.

Above: from Famous Funnies #214 Nov 1954 artist: Frank Frazetta

Artist Terry Kreiter pouring bronze into a vacuum surrounded flask

above: One of many conceptual drawings for the sculpture
sketchbook #26

above: Working drawing for sculpture

above: Detail of mounted crystal, the element was originally intended for the composition, but I decided not to use it. Finally the crystal was mounted underneath the base. I like it there.

Friday, August 28, 2015

The French Daredevil Leaves Seeking Help, or "Radio Love"

A sculpture created for the Institute of Contemporary Art for the 2015 Annual Auction, San Jose, CA

Title: The French Daredevil Leaves Seeking Help, or "Radio Love"

Date: 2015

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Dimensions: 21 x 10 x 10 inches

Medium: Unique (one of a kind) cast and fabricated bronze, mounted diamond, no molds or editions made. Cast at the artists studio foundry, Santa Clara, CA