Sculpture for the Institute of Contemporary Art, 2014 Auction, San Jose, CA

I’ve been contributing sculpture to the ICA annual auction - Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, for over 30 years. I create a new sculpture each year specifically for the auction.


Below are images of the stages for this sculpture.

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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.


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


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


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


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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.


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


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


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


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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