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
OR
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.

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