Week 2 of the A-Z Challenge begins!
I occasionally go bike riding in a place where there is a large sculpture made out of old canoes. I've admired it, and one day researched the artist. His name is Christopher Fennell, he is an American sculptor. He has degrees in both sculpture and engineering, using all that knowledge, along with recycled materials, he produces amazing assembled pieces. Canoe Wave (below) is part of his wave series.
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| Lewiston, ID, 2010 |
My very favorite piece of his is Bicycle Tornado.
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| One hundred and sixty recycled bicycles welded together 14' x 14' x 20' Athens, Georgia 2001 |
Here is a bus stop shelter made out of old school buses!
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| West Broad and Alps Bus Stop 12'x7'x10' Athens, Georgia 2007 Images taken from http://www.cfennell.org/ with permission from the artist. |
Love how you incorporated the larger teardrop beads in with the seed beads in the Letter 'F', and how Fennell incorporated and repurposed canoes, bicycles and buses into sculptures. Great share of photos and information. Keep up the good work on your AtoZ Beading.
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This is some of the most creative art ~ very very Cool!!! That coral/seaweed F is pretty darn cool too.
ReplyDeleteThat bus shelter is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteInteresting stuff. I liked the bus stop. You definitely know what it is. I've had a flick through the earlier posts. The pictures illustrating the Bernini entry really do make you wonder at his artistry. Please visit me again at http://olivegroveview.blogspot.gr/
ReplyDeleteoh that is seriously cool! loving that tornado and the bus stop - that is awesome!
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