Change/Revolt, 2009, 28"h x 26"w x 1.5" l
The chinese calligraphic symbol of Change, $2,500.00
LA VILLE INDUSTRIELLE FIN DE SIECLE, 2007, 84"h x 18"w x 93" l
The industrial cycle of Detroit, Michigan $12,000.00
Links to similar themes on my site
page 2 DETROIT CA VA / GATES OF EDEN
page 3 LAYOFF BINGO
page 4 HIGHWAY 61
Sauvage C.14 2008, 16"h. x 24"w. x 2"d.
Inspired by the Chinese symbol for the rat. $2,200.00
Sauvage C.13 2006, 38"h. x 32"w. x 2"d.
Inspired by the Chinese symbol for the dove.$2,200.00
BUSH DISASTER, 1670/100,000, Dead, 2005, 65"h x 2"w x 36"l.
"BUSH DISASTER,1670/100,000" (2005) is my sculpture in remembrance of the 1670 American and 100,000 others dead in the Iraq "War on Terror." The top symbol ( K ) is Chinese for fire, the middle section represents the United States and the lower (K) with dashes above it is the water symbol. Whenever any object or name is placed between fire and water the combination represents disaster. The title, Bush Disaster 1670/100,000 is the time frame when the work was finished, June 2005. At that time, 1670 American troops had died. Although the United States Department of Defense refuses to estimate "War on Terror" deaths in Iraq, the number of 100,000 war related deaths of all types was taken from a British estimate. The work is constructed from found steel objects hand formed and welded together. *$8,000.00 * 90% of the profits from this sale will be donated to organizations which support the families of fallen American service people who died in this conflict in Iraq.
YEAR OF THE TIGER 1998, 72"h x 30"w x 102"l.
"THE YEAR OF THE TIGER" (1998), is my sculpture in celebration of the Chinese Tiger Year,1998. The work is constructed
from found steel objects hand formed and welded together. $24,000.00
This is my 33nd. year of making sculpture. My sculptures are three dimensional steel drawings. I began to make sculpture in 1975 in a Cass Corridor studio in Detroit, Michigan. The first works were created from discarded motorcycle parts and salvaged steel. In late 1975, I began to electric weld my pieces together and still do. I choose to recycle metal from roadsides and scrap heaps because bringing new life to waste metal is tangential to my personal economic and social philosophies. I see this material as singularly beautiful and precious.
Out of reverence to the natural world, much of my work describes animal forms created with the mechanical refuse of the 20th century. Mankind has made visual representations of nature since the beginning of human culture as exemplified by cave drawings. It is the ongoing exploration of man's relationship to nature which created him; what he has created from nature; and the resulting impact on both. This is the link, where my work begins: our earliest and closest bond, mother nature and mankind's effect upon her.
In my pieces, my objective is to create an emotional attachment between the viewer and these steel objects through the suggestion of motion. I strive to project some of nature's qualities and cause the viewer to suspend the fact of seeing just abstract steel objects welded together. Please continue to the links below to see examples of my work. The link buttons closest to the bottom of the page are new.
For more information about these works please contact Ms. Melissa Rodgers 1- 917-853-1774
Myartspace.com
Appalachian State University
Appleton Museum of Art
Links to my other pages on this site
page 2 DETROIT CA VA / GATES OF EDEN
page 3 RABBIT YEAR / LAYOFF BINGO
page 4 SAUVAGE L.3 (Ibex )/ HIGHWAY 61
page 5 MACHINE/TREE / SAUVAGE M.7 (Young Buddha )
page 6 SAUVAGE BN. (birds nest ) / SAUVAGE P. ( pez )
page 7 SAUVAGE B.3 ( Senufu bird ) / SAUVAGE B.2 ( tall bird ) /SAUVAGE B.1 ( African bird )
page 8 SAUVAGE B.5 ( heckle bird ) / SAUVAGE B.4 ( horus )
page 9 SAUVAGE I.1 ( ibex ) / SAUVAGE L.1 (lions )
page 10 SAUVAGE G.1 ( tall bird ) / SAUVAGE B.1 (rodan )
page 11 SAUVAGE C.5 ( love ) / SAUVAGE C.( friendship ) / SAUVAGE C.4 (kiss )
page 12 SAUVAGE C.12 ( tiger ) /SAUVAGE C.7 ( goat ) / SAUVAGE C.8 ( peace ) / SAUVAGE C.4 (kiss )
page 13 SAUVAGE C.9 ( dragon ) / SAUVAGE C.10 ( early horse )/SAUVAGE C.11( early horse) / SAUVAGE C.14( dog)
page 14 WORLD'S HEAVIEST BASEBALL CARDS/ JAKE WOOD/ AL KALINE/ TIGER TWIRLERS
Selected One Man Exhibitions:
Knicker Bocker Lofts, New Rochelle, NY 2007, O'Brien Architectural Offices, Bedford Hills, NY.2002, Chappaqua Library Sculpture Garden 1999, Sound Shore Gallery, Cross River, NY.1997,1991,1989, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA. 1994, Helio Galleries, NYC., NY. 1991, 1990.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
"Change", The Seed Gallery, Newark, NJ. January 2009 "Pencil. Paint. Steel." Secrets Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY March 2008, "Japanese Arts", Gallery Yellow, Crossriver, NY August 2006, "The Boys of Summer II," Ironwood Gallery, Ridgefield, CT July-August 2005, "The World Series of Historical Baseball," The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI. August 2004- "Appalachian State University," (Honorarium winner), 2001-March 2002- "Creatures," Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY 1998, 1995, 1989, 1984 - "The Horse in Fine Art," Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL. (National Tour), 1997-1998 - "Angels," Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY 1993 - "Art of the Northeast," (Award winner, Best Sculpture) Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan , CT 1992 - "Kentucky Derby Museum," Louisville. KY 1987
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