The Picasso sculpture is my most challenging and rewarding piece to date.
Loic Barnieu, The owner of the Picasso restaurant in Media, Pennsylvania, commissioned me to make the piece as a sculptural room divider separating the bar from the more formal dining area. Since the piece was going into the “Picasso” restaurant, I decided it would only be fitting to pay homage to the man.
After some research, I was reacquainted with one of my favorite paintings, Girl before a Mirror, 1932. Picasso’s sense of continuously moving line in this painting is everything I hope to have emulated in my very loose interpretation.
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- Girl before a Mirror, 1932
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- After finding a painting to be my muse, I scavenge through piles of metal to see what recycled materials I have available, and begin my sketch on the ground…
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- A sketch evolves.
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- All finished the beast lays drying in the wind.
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- Hauling the piece to Media.
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- Every time I move these heavy pieces around my Mom’s words ring in my ear “Why didn’t you stick with jewelry, you could carry it all in a little bag!”-
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- Positioning it just so…
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- All my little elves lending a hand.
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- Making sure the piece is stable so no one ever gets squished!
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