Collaboration: Terry Kreiter, and Fred Virdeh

A new collaboration with Fred Virdeh

Metal: Terry Kreiter     Wood: Fred Virdeh

This project is a homage to Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and is based on his painting: The Triumph of Death  c. 1562

Precisely, it's based on a small area of the painting on the top left

Detail of The Triumph of Death  c. 1562

 

Triumph of Death c. 1562,  oil on panel, 46 x 63.8 inches

The Painter and the Connoisseur   c.1565
Thought to be Bruegel's self portrait.

link to: Pieter Bruegel the Elder  Wikipedia

Original drawing: Terry Kreiter

Some early concept drawings and projects starting in 2010

Origin of the project
Drawing on paper: Fred Virdeh, 2010

Early concept drawing: Terry Kreiter 2010

Early concept drawing: Terry Kreiter 2010

First castings completed on Feb 26, 2014

project continues

Dimensional drawing used by Terry Kreiter and Fred Virdeh

Cast base legs: Still in the rough

Alignment fixture for welding tree trunk

Base and tree trunk ready to weld 

Trial assembly using mock-up boxes and some of the cast elements

Above: works in progress, Fred Virdeh  2014
lamp base woodwork

Welding progress  (March, 2014)

Note:  The collaborations between Fred and I always end with two unique, yet very similar sculptures. We make the individual parts in duplicate, keeping the dimensions, surfaces and details as close as possible to one another. 

Fred Virdeh

Cobra Desk Project

Desk by Fred Virdeh

Above is an elegant, one of a kind desk designed and built by Fred Virdeh. The details on the desk elude to our current collaboration which is being documented in this post. 

Desk detail: Graphic elements are references to the Bruegel painting

Desk detail: Graphic elements are references to the Bruegel painting

Previous collaboration 

Fred Virdeh and Terry Kreiter

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
Table: Fred Virdeh and Terry Kreiter, edition of 2

photo: Diane Kreiter,   left: Terry Kreiter   right: Fred Virdeh
    Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA

Silicon Valley Small Works II

Silicon Valley Small Works II 

A Juried Art Exhibition in the Vargas Gallery at Mission College

 Santa Clara, California

 Oct 30th - Dec 12th,  2013

Juror: Lindsey Kouvaris, Curator for the de Saisset Museum

Artist Note: My work was not accepted for this exhibition. I was disappointed, but this is certainly not my first rejection; sometimes you get in, sometimes you don't. Here's the good news, my wife Diane Kreiter will have 2 entries in the show. They are beautiful toned gelatin-silver photographs:

Photographs: Diane Kreiter

Artist: Diane Kreiter

Title: Paradise Leaf

Dims: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

Medium: Toned gelatin-silver photograph

Artist: Diane Kreiter

Title: Parrot Tulip

Dims: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

Medium: Toned gelatin-silver photograph

Sculpture: Terry Kreiter

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Title: The Key To The Treasure Is The Treasure    2005

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze

Dims: 6 x 10 x 3 inches

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Title: Talisman Maximus  2011

Medium: Cast and fabricated bronze, stone, and quartz

Dims: 9 x 6 x 7 inches

Artist: Terry Kreiter

Title: Mr. Blue Ball    2006

Medium: Unique cast and fabricated bronze, copper, cast and slumped glass

Dims: 9 x 4 x 4 inches