Thursday, December 30, 2010

Some days are better than the others..


Marshall Svendsen..


Eric W. Stephenson..


Mike Helbing..


Terrence Karpowicz..


Boyan Marinov, Terrence Karpowicz and Mike Helbing..


Added bonus was meeting up with Greta de Parry.. AND ..


.. seeing the glass-blowing process..

Some days are indeed better than others..
Started out with the intention of meeting two sculptors, Mike Helbing and Eric W. Stephenson.. and .. ended up meeting three more, Boyan Marinov, Marshall Svendsen and my old friend Terrence Karpowicz.. and to add, also met Great de Parry and saw glass-blowing process.. Images of their work will follow in the coming days..

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Fabricated at the Vector ..

After my recent visit to the Vector Custom Fabricating Inc...
I realized I've already seen many sculptures that were fabricated at the shop..


 
Transitions - by Barbara Cooper
at CTA Station: Paulina [Brown Line]
For more, click here..



 
Sextant Yoke - by Mike Baur
at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park




 
Wind - by Neil Goodman
This photograph is taken at the Temporary Exhibit at
the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park..  click here..





 
Ballast - by Neil Goomdan
This photograph is taken at the Temporary Exhibit at
the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park.. click here..







 

Geography Earth - by Neil Goodman
 
 


 
Symbiotic Parralax - by Terrence Karpowicz
University of Illinois, at Chicago [UIC]
Commissioned by the Art-in-Architecture Program
of the Illinois Capital Development Board..
For more,  click here..



 
 
Concurrence - by Terrence Karpowicz
Paul V. Galvin Library at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
This was selected from a Navy Pier exhibition, "Pier Walk",
in 1999 by a group of IIT professors, administrators and students.
For more,  click here..






Dinosaur in the Car - by Erik Lowe..
Here's more of small-scale sculptural display by Various Artists of Vector Fabricating,
 
 


 
 
Spiral -  by Clement Meadmore

When I was at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, this August, 2010, I saw
this piece "Spiral" by Clement Meadmore, placed at the back of a truck. I knew it was being taken for refurbishing, but where, I didnt know. Than I saw it at the Vector foundry.. Although refurbished at the Vector foundry, I don't think it was fabricated here..



Sunday, December 19, 2010

A Day Trip to the Vector Custom Fabricating..

 
John Himmelfarb, Steve Mueller and Adrian Calderon
 
 
A day-trip to the Vector Custom Fabricating Inc. Foundry..
I begin with a Thank You note to Steve Muellen for inviting me to Vector Custom Fabricating foundry.. I loved the place! For those who are not aware of Vector Fabricating Inc., it was established in 1978, and supplies Architectural and Ornamental Metals for exterior and interior high profile areas. It specializes in architectural elements, monumental stairs, railings and sculpture..
Meeting with sculptors Christine Rojek and Adrian Calderon, [both of who work at Vector], I had expressed my wish to see the foundry, where the actual metal fabrication, metal cutting, welding, machining takes place. And this Saturday, I could take a day-trip to the place.. Thanks to Steve Mueller for the invitation!

Below are some images from my day-trip to Vector Fabricating..





Steve Mueller..
 
 

John Himmelfarb..
 
 


Adrian Calderon..
 


John Himmelfarb, Steve Mueller and Adrian Calderon..


I saw John Himmelfard working on a small-scale sculptural piece.   John is an independent sculptor and a friend of Steve Mueller..



John Himmelfarb







One of my attractions of being to Vector was to see this refurbished "Spiral" sculptural piece by Clement Meadmore. It is made of Cor-Ten steel, and was getting damaged by water-collection at it's base. It was brought to Vector for refurbishing, and would soon be sent back to the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, where it is a part of the sculpture garden's permanent collection...





 
Spiral by Clement Meadmore..
 


Machines, Tools and Implements..
Adrian took me around the foundry and showed the different tools and implements.. I bet, he was contemplating how much of anything would I understand. And I can say with great confidence, that he loves the machines and tools!!!


















One of the custom made staircases...
 
 
 
 
By Neil Goodman
 
 


By Nathan Overly
 



 By Steve Mueller
 




I saw many sculptural pieces, here there are images of pieces by Neil Goodman, Nathan Overly and Steve Muller.. The small-scale sculptural installations I had documented at the Cliff Dwellers are now at the Vector, and would soon be sent to Mark A. Chapman Gallery in Kansas..

There are many more sculptures I saw there, but the post would become too long, so I end with an image of the foundry.. Many more photos can be seen in my FB Photo Album, check out the related links below..



Related Links..
# FaceBook Album: Vector Fabricating Inc. foundry..
# Small-Scale sculptural display by artists of Vector Fabricating at the Cliff Dwellers..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago: Christine Rojek..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago - Adrian Calderon..
# Adrian Calderon - What a handsome face..

At the Vector Custom Fabricating


Passing the Baton..
Yesterday, I was at the Vector Custom Fabricating foundry ... Took many photos, but my favourite is the above image of Steve Mueller and Adrian Calderon.. I just love it!!!
It's like two individuals sharing a common bond, one at the top of his game, other at the beginning.. The smile on their faces is so genuine, so heart felt. They are looking at a book with photographs of sculptures. I have rarely named images, but I name this "Passing the Baton". To me it's symbolic of how tradition passes in a very informal, congenial, working-n-sharing together enviornment..




Adrian Calderon and Steve Mueller..


Many Many more photos of Vector Fabricating Inc. to come..

Related Links..
# A day trip to Vector Custom Fabricating Inc. foundry..
# FaceBook Album: Vector Fabricating Inc. foundry..
# Small-Scale sculptural display by artists of Vector Fabricating at the Cliff Dwellers..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago: Christine Rojek..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago - Adrian Calderon..
# Adrian Calderon - What a handsome face..

Adrian Calderon: Much more than a handsome face..


Much more than a handsome face..
But what a handsome face ..

I've written on Adrian earlier, check out..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago: Adrian Calderon..









Related Links..
# A day trip to Vector Custom Fabricating Inc. foundry..
# FaceBook Album: Vector Fabricating Inc. foundry..
# Small-Scale sculptural display by artists of Vector Fabricating at the Cliff Dwellers..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago: Christine Rojek..
# Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago - Adrian Calderon..
# Adrian Calderon - What a handsome face..

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Cliff Dwellers Temporaray Exhibit [ Vector: the Art of Fabricating - Various Artists]


 
Descend - by Adrian Calderon..
[2010 / welded steel plate]
 
 


 
Second Fourth - by Barry Hehemann..
[1999/ welded steel and cast concrete / maquette for full scale sculpture..]
 



 
Dinosaur in the Car -  by Erik Lowe..
[Cast aluminium and steel]



 
"Polemic", "Longinus" and "Godel" - By Roger Blakley..
 [Cast bronze]
 
 



 
Implement - By Nathan Overly
 



 
Very Interested - By Derick Malkemus..
[2008/ Cast Aluminium]..



 
Tower - By Gary Freeman..
[Aluminium]
 


Untitled - By Seth Godard..
[Cast bronze, wood and steel..]
 
 



The above sculptures are placed along the window glass panels, on the 22nd floor penthouse of the Cliff Dwellers.. In the backdrop one can see the frozen Chicago..




Thank You Christine Rojek, for a trip to The Cliff Dwellers..
The show was curated by Christine Rojek and Carol Hammerman. It displays some sculpural pieces by members of Vector Fabricating.
Location: 22nd floor penthouse at 200 S Michigan Ave..
The Cliff Dwellers is a private club and functions as a non-profit organization for men and women either professionally engaged in, or who support, the fine arts and the performing arts..
Vector Fabricating Inc. ..supplies Architectural and Ornamental Metals for exterior and interior high profile areas, specializing in architectural elements, monumental stairs, railings and sculpture.









Some photographs of works by artists at Vector Fabricating..

For more, click on the link..
# The Cliff Dwellers ..
# Vector Fabricating Inc.. ..