Hello, poets unplugged and anyone listening this is going to be something a little different...the first in what might be a series on Poets Unplugged, and an opportunity for other sculptors and artists.
I’m a poet, writer, sculptor—and this episode is about sculpture.
What I’m asking you to do is go to a website, and I’ll talk about each piece of ten sculptures for a few seconds
not long ten-twelve seconds each
l’ve got so much stuff on the site that it could take forever so I’ll just do the first ten pieces, okay?
the website address is wisesculpture.com
(spell wisesculpture)
while you’re looking up the site, I’ll just tell you a little about my work—it’s mostly welded steel. I use anything weldable and some material that’s not—like glass, rubber, wood.
And it usually happens in the process. The materials guide me. The steel tells me what to do.
A dallas art magazine called me a cross between John Chamberlain and Rube Goldberg. I like that. A lot of my work looks like it’s going to do something in the next few seconds—like you maybe should get out of the way.
you should be able to just google wisesculpture.com or you can put www in front of it, either way it’ll get there
now when you get to the site a popup will...pop up, and you can subscribe if you want to
the red car is my hot rod cruiser, 1949 ford with a 1988 mercury engine. A sculpture all in itself to us car guys.
it’s like the car I had in high school a very very long time ago
anyway, get that out of the way by either signing up, or clicking the X in the upper right hand corner
Then you’ll see the first piece of sculpture.
it’s non representational.
but it’s as good a use of space as anything I’ve ever done.
It’s part of a car, some chrome, part of a road sign.
Click anywhere to the right of it, or on that little sign that says next.
Number two is called Benelli because it uses a part of a Bennelli motorcycle.
It’s a wall hanging, stainless steel, about one foot by 18 inches.
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Three is a rocket ship.
It’s about two feet tall.
It was to be in a solo show in Kansas City but a guy walked in, saw it in a corner where I’d unloaded it, bought it on the spot for his son who was a rocket scientist in Los Angeles.
Four
This is called Tyke’s Gatling. All of this stuff is welded steel, most of it.
This one is in a gallery in Santa Monica.
Five. Blue horse and blue wagon.
He’s uncomfortable on that wagon. And pissed at me for putting
him there.
Six. Inspired by Louise Nevelson. She’s a genius. Look her up.
I Call this one monochromatic. People don’t get it. I love this one.
Gallery goers don’t even look at it.
Maybe they think it’s part of the HVAC.
Seven
Balanced investments. This was a commission for an outfit called Frontier Wealth Management and it’s in their lobby. It’s about fifteen feet long. Can you find the airport landing light?
Eight
Hommage a Baron Samedi. He was the new Orleans voodoo guy.
About four feet tall. It has a couple of real pistols in it, what they called Saturday night specials, a necklace, an art deco lighter, an I.D. bracelet, a laudanum bottle, 30’s stuff.
Nine
Cutting Cane.
Made from a Tupelo tree from the Louisiana bayou, and a cane cutter.
And Ten
A wall hanging made from auto metals and a spotlight.
Hope you enjoyed the tour. Keep going—there are a lot more.
Any questions, comments, use the comment form on the site—I always answer.
Thanks for listening and watching.
Stay safe and well.
