The French Daredevil Leaves Seeking Help, or "Radio Love"

A sculpture created for the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
For the 2015 annual auction

Title: The French Daredevil Leaves Seeking Help, or "RADIO LOVE"
Date: 2015
Artist: Terry Kreiter
Dims: 21 x 10 x 10 inches
Medium: Unique (one of a kind) cast and fabricated bronze, diamond.
No molds or editions made. Cast at the artists studio, Santa Clara, CA

Rare images of the "French Daredevil"
Courtesy of the Interpol







Above
Images thought to be of the "French Daredevil"

Title: The French Daredevil Portrait 2000
Artist: Terry Kreiter
Dims: 2 x 2 inches
Medium: Unique cast bronze
(collection of the artist)





Inspiration: Circus of Finches photo: Terry Kreiter






Above: Wax parts ready to cast







Drawings leading up to the sculpture. From artists sketchbook #26








Detail: The French Daredevil…. RADIO LOVE





Final working drawing, artist sketchbook #26

Below are images of the stages for this sculpture.

Title: Trilogy, 2014, 10 x 17 x 5 inches, Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone. Artist signature includes -- ICA

Artist note: The tragedies in this Trilogy are: Water, Oil, and Gold.



Early sketch for Trilogy, original drawings shows vertical tower. Artist sketchbook #26-2014



Later sketches show the final decision to make the tower horizontal. Artist sketchbook #26-2014



Wax pattern altered with Photoshop in order to explore the composition.



Wax patterns with their appropriate flasks, ready to invest with refractory plaster. Artist note: The parts are cast in individual pieces, for this sculpture there were 15 pieces cast.



The 5 1/2 pounds of bronze used to cast the sculpture



Artist Terry Kreiter pouring the molten bronze into one of the three flasks required to cast the parts for this sculpture



Cast bronze unfinished parts for the sculpture, roughly arranged to show the composition.



Finished sculpture for the ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Title: Trilogy, 2014, 10 x 17 x 5 inches, Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone. Artist signature includes -- ICA

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