THE MASTODONS

 Terry Kreiter     Sculpture

Mastodon #3    The Long Haul

Title: The Long Haul   Mastodon #3

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Title: The Long Haul

Date: 2002

Dims: 10 x 13 x 6 inches

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Supportive materials: Drawing in artists sketchbook 2000 - 2003

Artist note: Created for the University of Hawaii 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition

Exhibition highlights
Exactly 145 small sculptures from around the world show how artists have handled the challenges of space and scale dictated by the size of a shoebox. An invitation-only exhibition, this exhibit has attracted a large number of well-known artists from Hawai'i, the U.S. mainland, Argentina, Cuba, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, and Mexico.

Each sculpture speaks for itself. Some works are conceptual, some reflect the artist's cultural heritage, and others are universal in expression. Collectively, the sculptures are a powerful commentary on the state of humankind at the end of this industrially and technologically driven century. Artists have used almost every imaginable medium to create their sculptures including cast metal, carved wood, blown glass, woven fiber, handmade paper, molded clay, desiccated vegetables, found objects, shaped lead, and human hair. Visitors can easily find more than one favorite work, and some have been inspired to make their own sculptures.

After its initial showing at The University of Hawaii Art Gallery, 81 works from The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition is scheduled to travel to 15 venues, nine in the U.S., five in Taiwan, and Guam. Its final showing will be at the Maui Arts & Culture Center, in October/November 2005. Previous Shoebox Sculpture exhibits organized by the University of Hawai'i Art Gallery were shown in Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, and Guam as well as the U.S. mainland.

Drawing: Artists sketchbook  2000 - 2003

"The terrorist is the one with the small bomb"

Brendan Behan

Provenance:  

2002: Cast by the artist at artists studio/foundry, Santa Clara, CA

2003 - 2005: Exhibited University of Hawaii 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition

2007: Exhibited 3 person exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artists Gallery 

Mastodon # 1

The trees were heard to say
when the axe entered the forest
"The handle is one of us"

Detail: Mastodon with cart

Mastodon #1  Mastodon with cart

Artist: Terry Kreiter
Date: 2001

Title: Mastodon #1, Mastodon with cart

Dims: 9 x 7 x15 inches

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Provenance: Cast by the artist, at the artists studio, Santa Clara, CA

Exhibited: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Artist note: The reference to the haiku; "The handle is one of us".... was the inspiration for this piece, thus the mastodon is selling mastodon tusks.

Mastodon #2

Mastodon #2  Mastodon with sled

 

Artist: Terry Kreiter
Date: 2001

Title: Mastodon #2, Mastodon with sled

Dims: 10 x 4 x 15 inches

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Provenance: Cast by the artist, at the artists studio, Santa Clara, CA

Exhibited: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Artist note: The reference to the haiku; "The handle is one of us".... was the inspiration for this piece, thus the mastodon is pulling a sled loaded with tusks through the snow; a traveling salesman.

Mastodon #4

Mastodon #4  Mastodon of Alhambra with all of his saddles

Artist: Terry Kreiter
Date: 2002

Title: Mastodon #4, Mastodon of Alhambra

Dims: 11 x 6 x 9 inches

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Provenance: Cast by the artist, at the artists studio, Santa Clara, CA

Exhibited: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Supporting material: Drawing from artists sketchbook 2000 - 2003

Artist Note: My wife Diane told me of her visit to the Alhambra Palace, Grenada, Spain. She described the beautiful columns and I wanted an excuse to honor the columns. I also decided I would make the mastodon with an exquisite saddle. My sculptures are originally made in wax before they are cast in bronze using the lost-wax method. and I often make variations of some of the elements allowing me to have a choice of the parts. In this case I made 5 or 6 saddles with the idea that I would pick the one I liked the best, but I liked them all, I decided that I would place them in the sculpture so the mastodon could show off his wealth.

See how I cast my sculpture in bronze using the lost-wax method 

Alhambra Palace: see the columns that influenced the sculpture

Drawing for Mastodon of Alhambra

Drawing for mastodon saddles

 

  Mastodon #5

Mastodon #5  Mastodon with palm

Artist: Terry Kreiter
Date: 2002

Title: Mastodon #5, Mastodon with palm

Dims: 15 x12 x 9 inches

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Provenance: Cast by the artist, at the artists studio, Santa Clara, CAExhibited: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Supporting Material: Drawings from artists sketchbook 2000 - 2003. Drawing on watercolor paper, graphite and watercolor, 11 x 15 inches

  

Working drawing for Mastodon with palm

This may be the original Mastodon drawing?