Selected Works (Page 2)
Tilted House
One of the most poetic, and metaphorical, cultural objects is the house. "...a house constitutes a body of images that give mankind proofs or illusions of stability. We are constantly re imagining its reality..." (GASTON BACHELARD - The Poetics of Space)
Painted Aluminum
Approximate Dimensions - 13' HT x 8' x 8'
Convergence VIII
Providence, Rhode Island
Star
Material: Welded Aluminum
Dimensions: 10' x 10' x 6' depth
Square Dance
Model for proposed sculpture
Material: Welded aluminum or stainless steel
Dimensions: 12' x 12' x 6' depth
Art as Architecture / Architecture as Art
This piece comments on the recently blurred line that separates art and architecture. Buildings sometimes look like sculpture, and sculptors are turning buildings inside out to create art. It can be read from the top down Art as Architecture, and from the bottom up Architecture As Art.
Material: Granite
Dimensions: 30” x 30” x 30”
Granite Chair / Stool Cutout
With one intervention, a simple cube becomes a chair and the cut-out remainder becomes a stool: an evocation in granite of the living room easy chair. I envision a grouping of these functional sculptures scattered around a courtyard or building lobby.
Material: Granite
Approximate dimensions 3' Ht.x 6'x 2' ( 2 pieces)
Architectural Bronze Series
This series of 5 architectural bronze tabletop sculptures could be considered models for larger monumental pieces.
Architectural Fragment Series
© James Owen Calderwood 2011
Reformed Table
Material: Plywood and wire mesh
Approximate Dimensions: 51/2’ x 5’ x 16”
Reformed Chair
Material: Plywood and wire mesh
Approximate Dimensions: 8' x 2' x 16"
Two Chairs
This sculpture comments on the history of design, and the difference between a functional utilitarian object, and a nonfunctional poetic object. In this piece the classic wooden kitchen chair is used as a template for a contemporary sleek steel chair.
Material: Welded Steel and wood chair
Dimensions: 3' height
Beehive
Material: Rusted Steel
Dimensions: 2' x 2' x 5'
Marker
© James Owen Calderwood 2011
Materials: Ferro Cement Prototype for Bronze Casting
Dimensions: 10' Height