Norman Mooney

"Butterfly Effect", Large Wooden, Organic, Abstract Sculpture

2017

Bloom No. 4 from the Bloom Series by Norman Mooney Mirror-polished stainless steel, birch plywood base Inspired by the work of the 19th century biologist Ernst Haeckel and his study...

Bloom No. 3 from the Bloom Series by Norman Mooney Cor-Ten steel Ediion of 3 Inspired by the work of the 19th century biologist Ernst Haeckel and his study of microbes, the Bloom se...

"Butterfly Effect No. 2" by Norman Mooney Edition of 20 + 2AP Mirror-polished aluminum In 1994 Mooney moved from Ireland to New York City and has been exhibiting locally and interna...

"Zerques" by Carole Eisner Rolled and welded steel I-beams Carole Eisner has worked with scrap and recycled metal for 40 years creating elegant, abstract forms welded in steel. The ...

Exploring Space I is a wood sculpture (chestnut) by Wouter van der Vlugt, dimensions are 31 × 35 × 21 cm (12.2 × 13.8 × 8.3 in). It is a unique signed piece and it comes with a cert...

Blossom IV is a wood sculpture (white elm) by Wouter van der Vlugt, dimensions are 20 × 45 × 43 cm (7.9 × 17.7 × 16.9 in). It is a unique signed piece and it comes with a certificat...

The Other Side I is a wood sculpture (yew) by Wouter van der Vlugt, dimensions are 36 × 30 × 30 cm (14.2 × 11.8 × 11.8 in). It is a unique signed piece and it comes with a certifica...

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...