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Style: Industrial
Place of Origin: American
“Tiny Mint Green Jacket, Found Steel Sculpture, 2023
By Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1967 Ronald Dee Sullivan Industrial Sculpture
Located in Sacramento, CA
1967 Industrial sculpture by California artist Ronald Dee Sullivan. The sculpture consists of a wooden head with metal details, mounted on an indu...
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Pyramid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze sculptural pyramid with geometric tubing.
Dimensions
5" width x 4" depth x 4.5" height.
Condition
Excellent vintage condition; bronze carries age appropriate patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Tiny Golden Brown Jacket, ” Found Steel Sculpture, 2023
By Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Hollow Brass Rectangular Object
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial rectangular brass object. The brutalist form features a hollow center. The geometric block can be used as a bookend or decorative element.
Dimensions
4" width x 2" dept...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Harry Bertoia Two Column Sonambient Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An atypical form for Beartoia's (1915-1978) sonambients given it's split in the centre of the rods. A desirable size for display in the home and a typically wonderful sound quality.
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture for wall; midcentury bead wire tire structure, pair; like an eel trap
Located in Madison, WI
Sculpture for the wall of tire-shaped, bead wire, circa 1960s. Sold as a pair. Actually used at one time in tire manufacturing. An industrial component, these tire bead wires compose...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Hand Turned Wood Auger Sculpture, Circa 1930
Located in Rochester, NY
Hand turned large wood auger or screw with beautifully aged original surface color. Sits on black painted wood base as sculpture ( not attached to base ) Auger dates anywhere from 19...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Globe Meat Slicer C1940 Enameled Iron & Stainless
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and powerful, 1/4hp GM Delco motor. Globe deli meat slicer from the forties. Super quiet motor with a new cord and switch. In excellent vintage co...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome, Iron, Stainless Steel
Eight Painted Industrial Molds Cog Wheels Wall Sculptures
Located in Miami, FL
Eight Painted Industrial Molds Cog Wheels Wall Sculptures
Offered for sale is a group of 8 painted industrial molds and cog wheels that could be mounted as a group to create a wall...
Category
20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal
Sculptural Vintage Drill Bit Tool Display
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century American set of 32 steel large drill bits mounted on a wood base, originally used in a workshop, but brought into...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI: Adjustable Solid aluminum bars connected by bolts.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered to base ‘Bars XXVI 1/5 6/19/83 Larry Mohr’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 5.
Larry Mohr (1921-2013) was an accomplished sculptor whose figural and abstract works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, Vassar College...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Sculptural Industrial Aluminium Silver Filter with a Hand-Blown Glass Ball Top
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural industrial silver aluminum filter with a hand-blown glass ball top.
The sculptural piece is created from an aluminum filter with a hand-blown glass ball mounted on top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Drill Bit Holder & Drill Bits, As Found Industrial Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique industrial two tiered lathe turned wood drill bit holder with drill bits and augers. Drill bits are not fixed and can be arranged in different positi...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Tool Vice, Powder Coated Bright Yellow Desk Accessory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage vice powder-coated in bright yellow.
Just look at this antique vice which has been painted in "bright sunshine yellow". The tool vice is made in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bright Sunshine Yellow Abstract Eagle Head Sculpture From a 3 Way Wood Splitter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial powder-coated eagle-shaped iron log splitter. Newly painted in thick bright sunshine yellow powder-coating. Just look at this heavy industri...
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
19th Century Dog Muzzle Sculptures on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of 19th century dog muzzle sculptures on Lucite bases, American, circa late 19th-early 20th century. If you were a bad doggie back in the d...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Transcending Time and Space" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Welded steel table sculpture "Transcending Time and Space" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as an arch...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large welded steel table sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as a...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat.
Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Industrial Wall Sculpture, Distressed Conveyor Brushes
By Get Back, Inc.
Located in Oakville, CT
Industrial wall art sculpture. Turn of the century steel factory conveyor brushes on wooden frame. Measures: 64 1/4" x 37 1/2" x 5 3/4".
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Metal
Striking Industrial Sculpture by California Listed Artist Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and unique metal sculpture by Robert Ortlieb, A unique piece that captures Industrial Art Deco and Postmodern movements, Californian artist f...
Category
20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Unusual Turn of the Century Industrial Brass Small Animal Cage with Wheel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual turn of the century industrial brass small animal cage with wheel. Possibly made by Pierce Arrow. Buffalo NY. Superior quality and construction. Sm...
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Agwam Hangar Aircraft Service and Repair Fuselage Access Ladder Prop Treehouse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A vintage relic sold as a prop. An antique collapsible Early-century wooden and steel ladder. Each Rung Segment is 14 inches and space between rungs is about 12 inches. Seems strong...
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Urban Art Sculpture with Photo Transparency and Lucite "Diptych 2"
By Karen Brown
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
This large floor piece "Diptych 2" consists of two clear Lucite panels that encase pinhole photo transparencies with images taken from under an urban expressway. The panels are held ...
Category
Early 2000s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Urban Art Sculpture with Photo Transparency and Lucite "Diptych 1"
By Karen Brown
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
This large floor piece "Diptych 1" consists of two clear Lucite panels that encase pinhole photo transparencies with images taken from under an urban expressway. The panels are held ...
Category
Early 2000s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
'Point of View' Wooden Spindle Textile Sculpture
By Tim Byrne
Located in Oakville, CT
Measuring 46 in. x 46 in. x 8 in. and made entirely from reclaimed pine and mahogany spindles from a textile factory, the precise sizing and arrangement form a constellation that rew...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany, Pine, Reclaimed Wood
1900s Advertising Stencil Mark Type Font Vintage Industrial Art Sculpture Copper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, circa 1901. Vintage Industrial mercantile large Wolfe Bros Folck's Roller Mills copper stencil. Baltimore Maryland.
Measures: W 18.5 x H 16 in.
Category
Early 1900s Industrial Antique American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mounted Oversized Wrench
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A dramatically oversized patinated forged steel wrench beautifully mounted on a circular base.
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Jim Rose
Flatlay Face No. 06, 2021
found industrial objects
4.25h x 9.50w x 9.50d in
10.79h x 24.13w x 24.13d cm
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Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.
Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI.
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Solo Exhibitions
2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Exhibitions
2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz
2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery
2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi
2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY
2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts,
Mesa, AZ
2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI
2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI
2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI
2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY
2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition)
2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
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Steel
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By Royal Dux Bohemia
Located in New York, NY
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Hand Built Earthenware Sculpture with Doric & Ionic Columns, Drip Glaze
By Steve Banks
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Ionic and Doric columns are intersected by a girder to make up this chunky, hand built sculpture. Its earthenware coloring is complemented by the green, grey and blue drip glazes.
Steve Banks
Sculpture (Tower)
stoneware, glaze
19h x 12w x 6.50d in
48.26h x 30.48w x 16.51d cm
STB018
Education
1997 Florida State University, MFA
1995 Northwest Missouri State University, BFA
Solo Exhibitions
2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pop Culture Palimpsest. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2014 A More Refined Mayhem. Cortona Gallery, Ashford Univ, Clinton, IA.
Ill-Suited For The Pleasantries. Black Hawk College ArtSpace, Moline, Il
2013 Dutiful Citizen. Maquoketa Art Experience, Maquoketa, Iowa.
2009 Carry-on Baggage. University of Western Illinois, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 Funky Aftertaste. Davenport, Iowa Moressey Gallery. St. Ambrose Univ
2005 Surfacing. Next II Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Process, Perception and Clandestine Skivvies. Bucktown Center for
the Arts, Davenport, Iowa.
2004 Last Gasp. Midcoast Art Under Glass at The Parker Building,
Davenport, Iowa.
2003 B.M.O.C. and Nitzles. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2002 Walls and the Mask. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
1997 The Faces of Masks: Color Photographic Studies. Tallahassee Airport
Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
1996 Masks. Oglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
Group Exhibitions
2018 Dr. Portmanteau's Galorium Emporium. Black Hawk College ArtSpace
Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Art Show. Catich Gallery, Saint Ambrose...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Hand Built Earthenware Sculpture with Ionic Columns & Bridge Girders, Drip Glaze
By Steve Banks
Located in Chicago, IL
Bridge girders are suspended precariously atop Ionic columns in this chunky, hand built sculpture. Its earthenware coloring is complemented by the green, grey and blue drip glazes.
Steve Banks
Sculpture (Bridge)
stoneware, glaze
Measures: 14H x 11.50W x 10D in
35.56H x 29.21W x 25.40D cm
STB019
Education
1997 Florida State University, MFA
1995 Northwest Missouri State University, BFA
Solo Exhibitions
2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pop Culture Palimpsest. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2014 A More Refined Mayhem. Cortona Gallery, Ashford Univ, Clinton, IA.
Ill-Suited For The Pleasantries. Black Hawk College ArtSpace, Moline, Il
2013 Dutiful Citizen. Maquoketa Art Experience, Maquoketa, Iowa.
2009 Carry-on Baggage. University of Western Illinois, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 Funky Aftertaste. Davenport, Iowa Moressey Gallery. St. Ambrose Univ
2005 Surfacing. Next II Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Process, Perception and Clandestine Skivvies. Bucktown Center for
the Arts, Davenport, Iowa.
2004 Last Gasp. Midcoast Art Under Glass at The Parker Building,
Davenport, Iowa.
2003 B.M.O.C. and Nitzles. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2002 Walls and the Mask. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
1997 The Faces of Masks: Color Photographic Studies. Tallahassee Airport
Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
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Group Exhibitions
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Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Art Show. Catich Gallery, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
KC/QC. Scott Community College Urban Campus, Davenport, Iowa.
2017 In/ConFLUENCE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2016 North On 71. Group exhibition in conjunction with NCECA 2016,
Kansas City, Kansas.
2015 allinitogether. Figge Art Museum Plaza, Davenport, Iowa.
Colloquy. Nola Hatterman Art Academy, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Moengo Visual Arts Festival. Moengo, Suriname, Tembe Art Studio.
Shared Creations. Chicago, Illinois, Bridgeport Art Center.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2014 On-som’-bel. Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois.
Artists First. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
Good Enough To Eat. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Text Is A Four-Letter Word. MidCoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
Spine-Taneous. Redstone Building, Davenport, Iowa.
2013 Merican-Tastic! II: The Son of Tastic! Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL.
Questionable Architecture. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2012 Impromp-Tu-Tu Bucktown Center For The Arts, Davenport,Iowa.
Merican-Tastic! Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2011 ELEMENTAL Rock Island, Illinois. Midcoast Gallery West.
Artifice, Artifact, and Allegory. Moline International Airport, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2010 Things of Which Our Mothers Would Not Approve. Bucktown Gallery,
Davenport, IA
PLAY. Quad City Art Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2009 The Dusty World and The Dewy New Moon. Davenport, IA. Bucktown Gallery.
Bio-Engergetics. Davenport, Iowa. Saint Ambrose University.
Exploring Media: Cardboard. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 EX-CH-AN-GE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Mechanical Advantage. Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Imperfect Little Creatures. Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, IA.
Exploring Media: Duct Tape. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Thirty-Second Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
The Cube: Bloom. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.
2007 Constructs. Quad City Arts Airport Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Blue Vistas and Mile Markers. Leger Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
The Peanut Gallery Rides Again!. Rocket Theater, Rock Island, Illinois.
One Night Stand. The Five-Finger Art Collective, Rock Island, Illinois.
2006 Church/State. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Pop Texture. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Harvester. Cabinet Studio Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
35 Years of Ceramics at Northwest MO. Deluce Gallery, Maryville, MO
Creative Soul. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Rewerx. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2005 The Gorilla-Fart Showcase. Midcoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
21st Century Cave Painting. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Triad: Enlarged to Show Texture. Quad City Arts, Rock Island, Illinois.
2004 Group Show. New Orleans, Louisiana. Next II Gallery.
2003 Twenty-Seventh Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The McKesson, Rock Island, IL
2002 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
Divided By… Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, Iowa.
2001 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
2000 Earrach Uine. Gallery O...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
H 14 in W 11.5 in D 10 in
Hand Built Earthenware Candle Holder/Sculpture with Ionic Columns, Green Glaze
By Steve Banks
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of three ionic columns at differing heights make up this chunky, hand built candle holder. Its earthenware coloring is complemented by the green drip glaze on the columns.
Steve Banks
Candle Holder (Triple)
stoneware, glaze
Measures: 13H x 8W x 4D in
33.02H x 20.32W x 10.16D cm
STB016
Education
1997 Florida State University, MFA
1995 Northwest Missouri State University, BFA
Solo Exhibitions
2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pop Culture Palimpsest. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2014 A More Refined Mayhem. Cortona Gallery, Ashford Univ, Clinton, IA.
Ill-Suited For The Pleasantries. Black Hawk College ArtSpace, Moline, Il
2013 Dutiful Citizen. Maquoketa Art Experience, Maquoketa, Iowa.
2009 Carry-on Baggage. University of Western Illinois, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 Funky Aftertaste. Davenport, Iowa Moressey Gallery. St. Ambrose Univ
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KC/QC. Scott Community College Urban Campus, Davenport, Iowa.
2017 In/ConFLUENCE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2016 North On 71. Group exhibition in conjunction with NCECA 2016,
Kansas City, Kansas.
2015 allinitogether. Figge Art Museum Plaza, Davenport, Iowa.
Colloquy. Nola Hatterman Art Academy, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Moengo Visual Arts Festival. Moengo, Suriname, Tembe Art Studio.
Shared Creations. Chicago, Illinois, Bridgeport Art Center.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2014 On-som’-bel. Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois.
Artists First. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
Good Enough To Eat. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Text Is A Four-Letter Word. MidCoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
Spine-Taneous. Redstone Building, Davenport, Iowa.
2013 Merican-Tastic! II: The Son of Tastic! Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL.
Questionable Architecture. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2012 Impromp-Tu-Tu Bucktown Center For The Arts, Davenport,Iowa.
Merican-Tastic! Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2011 ELEMENTAL Rock Island, Illinois. Midcoast Gallery West.
Artifice, Artifact, and Allegory. Moline International Airport, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2010 Things of Which Our Mothers Would Not Approve. Bucktown Gallery,
Davenport, IA
PLAY. Quad City Art Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2009 The Dusty World and The Dewy New Moon. Davenport, IA. Bucktown Gallery.
Bio-Engergetics. Davenport, Iowa. Saint Ambrose University.
Exploring Media: Cardboard. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 EX-CH-AN-GE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Mechanical Advantage. Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Imperfect Little Creatures. Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, IA.
Exploring Media: Duct Tape. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Thirty-Second Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
The Cube: Bloom. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.
2007 Constructs. Quad City Arts Airport Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Blue Vistas and Mile Markers. Leger Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
The Peanut Gallery Rides Again!. Rocket Theater, Rock Island, Illinois.
One Night Stand. The Five-Finger Art Collective, Rock Island, Illinois.
2006 Church/State. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Pop Texture. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Harvester. Cabinet Studio Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
35 Years of Ceramics at Northwest MO. Deluce Gallery, Maryville, MO
Creative Soul. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Rewerx. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2005 The Gorilla-Fart Showcase. Midcoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
21st Century Cave Painting. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Triad: Enlarged to Show Texture. Quad City Arts, Rock Island, Illinois.
2004 Group Show. New Orleans, Louisiana. Next II Gallery.
2003 Twenty-Seventh Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The McKesson, Rock Island, IL
2002 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
Divided By… Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, Iowa.
2001 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
2000 Earrach Uine. Gallery O...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Hand Built Earthenware Candle Holder with Ionic Column, Green & Gray Drip Glaze
By Steve Banks
Located in Chicago, IL
An ionic column and a broken girder make up this chunky, hand built sculpture/candle holder. Its earthenware coloring is complemented by the green drip glaze on the columns and the gray glaze on the girder.
Steve Banks
Candle Holder (Single), 2022
stoneware, glaze
11h x 6.50w x 4d in
27.94h x 16.51w x 10.16d cm
STB017
Steven M. Banks, b. 1972, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Education
1997 Florida State University, MFA
1995 Northwest Missouri State University, BFA
Solo Exhibitions
2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Pop Culture Palimpsest. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2014 A More Refined Mayhem. Cortona Gallery, Ashford Univ, Clinton, IA.
Ill-Suited For The Pleasantries. Black Hawk College ArtSpace, Moline, Il
2013 Dutiful Citizen. Maquoketa Art Experience, Maquoketa, Iowa.
2009 Carry-on Baggage. University of Western Illinois, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 Funky Aftertaste. Davenport, Iowa Moressey Gallery. St. Ambrose Univ
2005 Surfacing. Next II Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Process, Perception and Clandestine Skivvies. Bucktown Center for
the Arts, Davenport, Iowa.
2004 Last Gasp. Midcoast Art Under Glass at The Parker Building,
Davenport, Iowa.
2003 B.M.O.C. and Nitzles. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2002 Walls and the Mask. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
1997 The Faces of Masks: Color Photographic Studies. Tallahassee Airport
Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
1996 Masks. Oglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
Group Exhibitions
2018 Dr. Portmanteau's Galorium Emporium. Black Hawk College ArtSpace
Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Art Show. Catich Gallery, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
KC/QC. Scott Community College Urban Campus, Davenport, Iowa.
2017 In/ConFLUENCE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2016 North On 71. Group exhibition in conjunction with NCECA 2016,
Kansas City, Kansas.
2015 allinitogether. Figge Art Museum Plaza, Davenport, Iowa.
Colloquy. Nola Hatterman Art Academy, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Moengo Visual Arts Festival. Moengo, Suriname, Tembe Art Studio.
Shared Creations. Chicago, Illinois, Bridgeport Art Center.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2014 On-som’-bel. Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois.
Artists First. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
Good Enough To Eat. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Text Is A Four-Letter Word. MidCoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
Spine-Taneous. Redstone Building, Davenport, Iowa.
2013 Merican-Tastic! II: The Son of Tastic! Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL.
Questionable Architecture. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa.
2012 Impromp-Tu-Tu Bucktown Center For The Arts, Davenport,Iowa.
Merican-Tastic! Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2011 ELEMENTAL Rock Island, Illinois. Midcoast Gallery West.
Artifice, Artifact, and Allegory. Moline International Airport, Moline, Illinois.
Faculty Show. Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery,
Maryville Missouri.
2010 Things of Which Our Mothers Would Not Approve. Bucktown Gallery,
Davenport, IA
PLAY. Quad City Art Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
2009 The Dusty World and The Dewy New Moon. Davenport, IA. Bucktown Gallery.
Bio-Engergetics. Davenport, Iowa. Saint Ambrose University.
Exploring Media: Cardboard. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
2008 EX-CH-AN-GE. Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Mechanical Advantage. Bucktown Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Imperfect Little Creatures. Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, IA.
Exploring Media: Duct Tape. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
Thirty-Second Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
The Cube: Bloom. St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.
2007 Constructs. Quad City Arts Airport Gallery, Moline, Illinois.
Blue Vistas and Mile Markers. Leger Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
The Peanut Gallery Rides Again!. Rocket Theater, Rock Island, Illinois.
One Night Stand. The Five-Finger Art Collective, Rock Island, Illinois.
2006 Church/State. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Pop Texture. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
Harvester. Cabinet Studio Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
35 Years of Ceramics at Northwest MO. Deluce Gallery, Maryville, MO
Creative Soul. Midcoast Gallery at Bucktown, Davenport, Iowa.
Rewerx. Mode Gallery, Davenport, Iowa.
2005 The Gorilla-Fart Showcase. Midcoast Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois.
21st Century Cave Painting. Peanut Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Triad: Enlarged to Show Texture. Quad City Arts, Rock Island, Illinois.
2004 Group Show. New Orleans, Louisiana. Next II Gallery.
2003 Twenty-Seventh Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibit. Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL.
Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The McKesson, Rock Island, IL
2002 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
Divided By… Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, Leclaire, Iowa.
2001 Great Mask Auction & Halloween Bash. The Villa, Rock Island, IL
2000 Earrach Uine. Gallery O...
Category
2010s Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
H 11 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
Industrial Metal Machine Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial machine block brutalist form featuring alternating striations along the sides with four steel dots on either end.
Dimensions: 2.5” width x 2” depth x 4.5” height
Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Geometric Industrial Metal Machine Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial machine block brutalist form featuring alternating striations along the sides with four steel dots on either end. The geometric block can be used as bookends or as a decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Industrial Metal Machine Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial machine block featuring alternating patinated bronze and silver striations and two bronze dots on the top and bottom.
Embossed on the bottom with Brown & Sharpe MFG. CO. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel
