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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
American, born 1952
Catapulta II
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2007
John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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John Van Alstine
Catapulta II
, 2007
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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Medium
Sculpture, Riverstone, Pigmented Steel
Size
7.5 x 15 x 4.5 in. (19 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm.)
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Trimper Gallery
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Movement
Contemporary Art
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Description
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is about the marriage of the natural with the human-made.
Stone is used as an assemblage element, the way a welder uses steel, rather than in the traditional manner of subtraction. In contrast to the timelessness of stone, the found-object metal (sometimes cast bronze) is time-specific - 20th century industrial. The industrial / structural characteristics inherent in the metal are often employed to physically connect or suspend stone elements allowing a "choreographing" or "floating" of stone. At their best, a compelling visual / physical irony is created.
The works strives to communicate on a number of different levels; physical, symbolic, metaphorical. The duality of an eastern or oriental acceptance of stone and a 20th century industrial American “can do” attitude toward metal is central to the work and an important characteristic that distinguishes it.
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