Artist Feature Section
Sculpture
Tyrone Mitchell, "Artist's Cabinet," mixed media
During his extensive career, Tyrone Mitchell has won numerous awards and fellowships, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. Mitchell has attained solo exhibitions with the G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, the Bomani Gallery, and the Newark Museum, among others, as well as having participated in countless lectures and panels.
Donald Gilanella, "Dodo Bird," cut & welded steel, 36" x 37" x 26"
Donald Gialanella, "Spotted Octopus," forged steel, 18" x 19" x 14"
Donald Gialanella graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union in New York City in 1979. His studies at Cooper Union granted Gialanella the unique opportunity to work with renowned artist Louise Bourgeois. Inspired by her dedication and energy, Gialanella went on to achieve numerous awards and exhibitions.
Imbued with grace and whimsy, Donald Gialanella’s recent sculptures were inspired by his experience of the “repousse” technique used by Turkish craftsmen in Istanbul.
“My ears led me to the street of the coppersmiths who were hammering on discs of metal, creating intricate designs with the simplest of tools, as they have done for centuries…in this exotic and ancient culture so different from my own I began to spiritually reconnect with myself, and experienced an artistic re-birth” – Donald Gialanella
Theo Kamecke, "Amon Ra," electronic circuitry & hardwood, 28" x 28" x 14"
Theo Kamecke, "Eclipse," electronic circuitry & hardwood, 26" x 17" x 11"
Theo Kamecke Working from his studio in the Catskill Mountains, Theo Kamecke uses a distinctive process to build his sculpture. Bringing a bold new approach to the tradition of marquetry, Kamecke applies electronic circuitry to hardwood or acrylic structures. The end result has the effect of metal over polished stone. Kamecke describes how he “…saw in the graphic patterns of electronic circuitry with their endless variety the same beauty we perceive in seashells, in crystals, in the grain of wood, or even the tree itself.” – Theo Kamecke
Carol Goebel, " Soarer," steel, 84" x 58" x 12"
Carol Goebel, "Twister," steel, 28" x 63" x 10.5"
Currently represented by Denise Bibro Fine Art, Carol Goebel has shown her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the course of her career. “These sculptures are made from rusty and discarded farm tools that have had a previous life in the hands of someone close to the earth.”--Carol Goebel
Goebel has gleaned inspiration and material from the Catskill Mountains. She describes how the rusted metal scraps are “transformed into light, mystical presences, twisting and torquing, wriggling and flying in a habitat that speaks of age and time and the endurance of material and spirit.” –Carol Goebel
Steve Heller, "53 Stratocruiser," metal, 8' x 3'
Using cars from the 1950’s - especially Cadillacs - Steve Heller turns seemingly useless sheet metal into sculpture and furniture at his studio, Fabulous Furniture, in Boiceville, NY.
Made from a 1953 Pontiac, “’53 Stratocruiser” was commissioned by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce for Guitar Fest 2002.
“Since my work is done in such solid mediums—wood, metal and car parts—I feel the need to make them as whimsical and light as possible.” –Steve Heller
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