Posts tagged: recycled art

Yellow Hat – metal head sculpture

By Ashley, 09/27/2011 2:00 pm

This is a real fun piece and I really enjoyed making this. It is another sculpture that almost made it’s self – in that I looked at assortment of parts and see a hat, hair and a head. And it is always a good feeling to recycle found objects to create art.

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Combine 1 – sculpture created from combine harvester

Combine 1 is created from many blade holders originally used on a combine harvester. Four blades are welded together to create a diamond then the six diamonds are joined and finally mounted on the beech base. I recently exhibited it at my Lost & Foundry 2 exhibition at Williams Art in Cambridge.

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Chair of Reflection – Sculpture in the Sanctuary

By Ashley, 07/26/2011 1:52 pm

Chair of Reflection on display in the glasshouse at Sculpture in the Sanctuary.

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Photos from sculpture exhibition

By Ashley, 08/12/2010 3:15 pm

Here is a few photos from my Lost and Foundry exhibition at Williams Art Gallery in Cambridge. Where I am exhibiting metal sculpture and sculptural furniture created from recycled and scrap metal and objects.

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Lost and Foundry Exhibition – Cambridge

By Ashley, 07/23/2010 9:44 am

My exhibition titled Lost and Foundry will be held at the Williams Art Gallery, Gwydir Street, Cambridge and will feature sculpture and furniture all created from found objects and recycled materials.
Lost and Foundry sculpture and furniture exhibition Cambridge

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New sculpture – Creature from the deep

By Ashley, 06/25/2010 3:19 pm

 

I am so please with this sculpture as the finished work is exactly what I had in mind when I looked at my pile of scrap metal. And I had so much creating this sculpture – it is very tongue in cheek and is based on the weird and wonderful creatures that can be found in the deep parts of the oceans and that so fascinated me as a child.

For the paint finish, I used a range of car paints and many coats of lacquer.

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Work in progress – Scrap Crankshaft table

By Ashley, 04/14/2010 12:18 pm

Here is a few pics of a experimental metal table created from scrap crankshafts, cogs, gears and metal offcuts.
Scrap crankshafts and cogs - workshop

Crankshaft table

Metal table created from scrap crankshafts and cogs

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“Just Read Your Tweet”

By Ashley, 01/14/2010 10:11 am

My first new sculpture of 2010, made entirely from scrap metal including car parts and a scrap sash clamp. I really enjoyed making this sculpture and wanted to inject a bit of fun ‘comic strip humour’ into the work.

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Work in progress

By Ashley, 11/02/2009 4:51 pm

Thought I would post some photos of work in progress – another sculpture made from recycled parts. These include a broken clamp, spanner, break drums and bearings:

Ashley arc welding a new metal sculpture

Ashley arc welding a new metal sculpture

Cleaning the sculpture

Cleaning the sculpture

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In the sculpture studio

By Ashley, 10/23/2009 2:41 pm

Here is a few pics of engines being dismantled ready for cleaning up and then using in sculpture and contemporary sculptural furniture.

Dismantled Engines - More Ideas

Dismantled Engines - More Ideas

Pistons

Pistons

Recycled Engine Parts - Form Ideas

Recycled Engine Parts - Form Ideas

Engine Blocks - Many were ceased

Engine Blocks - Many were ceased

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