Betty McGeehan

Large Sculpture made from Flagpoles and Metal Headboards: 'Genome'

2001

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts. The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation. Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD. In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...

David Mellen (b. 1970, Chicago, IL, USA) attended the American Academy of Art and exhibited his work in his hometown of Chicago until 1994, when he moved to Europe. Over the next fi...

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts. The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation. Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD. In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday ar...

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday ar...

Ak Jansen was born in Dongen, The Netherlands, in 1988. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven focusing on textile design, material culture, and techniques of fabrication. He wor...

"Regeneration of a City", crafted from OSB board and vibrant vinyl, beautifully encapsulates the transformative narrative of cities in the United States experiencing rebirth after th...

Hugh Chapman is an emerging British sculptor who works with some of the finest foundries and bronze experts in the UK to produce bold, dynamic sculptures ...

Hugh Chapman is an emerging British sculptor who works with some of the finest foundries and bronze experts in the UK to produce bold, dynamic sculptures ...

Hugh Chapman is an emerging British sculptor who works with some of the finest foundries and bronze experts in the UK to produce bold, dynamic sculptures ...

Hugh Chapman is an emerging British sculptor who works with some of the finest foundries and bronze experts in the UK to produce bold, dynamic sculptures in bronze and steel. Hugh Chapman's work is inspired by the South Downs in England and his modus as a sculptor is to craft sculpture that creates a positive psychological and emotional impact. His process and intentions are deeply grounded in his desire to establish a dialogue between man’s practices and nature’s dynamics of rhythms and systems. Morning Maquette is a small scale work inspired by the landscape and rolling hills at first light. It has been cast in bronze and hand-finished with a dark almost embody patina at Morris Singer foundry in England. Morning Maquette is the 1st edition of 9 and sits on a white wood panel which contrasts the beauty of the bronze. This works was exhibited and shortlisted at the Royal Western Academy (RWA) Bristol, England in 2019. It has also been exhibited at the Nordic Art Agency...

Brass, twine, stainless steel long screws in acrylic display box on mdf wood pedestal. Sculpture is 6" x 6" x 6" Total dimensions including pedestal: 61" x 13" x 13"