Terry Kreiter Sculpture
Mastodon #3 The Long Haul
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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.
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| Drawing: Artists sketchbook 2000 - 2003 |
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"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"
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| Detail: Mastodon with cart |
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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
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| Mastodon #2 Mastodon with sled | | |
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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
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| Mastodon #4 Mastodon of Alhambra with all of his saddles |
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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.
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| Drawing for Mastodon of Alhambra |
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| Drawing for mastodon saddles |
Mastodon #5
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| 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
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| Working drawing for Mastodon with palm | |
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| This may be the original Mastodon drawing? |
